Where does “λαχανηρός” come from?

λαχανηρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λάχανον, from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω, from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ-.

λαχανηρός (Ancient Greek): of vegetable kind

Definitions

  1. of vegetable kind

Ancestry of “λαχανηρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλάχανονgarden herb, opposite to wild plants; vegetables;...
2Ancient Greekλαχαίνωto dig
3Ancient Greekλαγχάνωto obtain by lot, to receive
4Proto-Indo-European*lengʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *lengʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λαγχάνω →Every word from Ancient Greek λάχανον →