Etymology of the English word larkspur
the English word larkspur
derived from the English word spur
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sperə-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *spuron
derived from the New Latin word Delphinium
derived from the Greek word delphinion, Δελϕίνιον, δελϕίνιον
derived from the Greek word delphis, δελφίς, δελϕίς