esparto

esparto · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσπάρτον“rope, cable; esparto or halfah grass”
2. Latin · derived fromspartum
3. Spanish · borrowed fromesparto
4. English todayesparto

From Spanish esparto, via Latin spartum from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable; esparto or halfah grass”), valued for its high tensile strength, used for cords and wicker, and exported by Spanish Greek colonies throughout the Mediterranian.

Esparto · proper noun²

1. Spanish · borrowed fromesparto
2. English todayEsparto

Borrowed from Spanish esparto.

Words from the same roots