Where does “πράσιος” come from?

πράσιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πράσον, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

πράσιος (Ancient Greek): vomit; leek-green, green; of a leek-green

Definitions

  1. vomit; leek-green, green; of a leek-green

Ancestry of “πράσιος”, step by step

πράσιος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πράσον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπράσονleek, "Allium ampeloprasum"
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

via Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρᾰ́σονleek, Allium ampeloprasum (syn. Allium porrum)

Words derived from “πράσιος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Ancient Greek πράσον →