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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

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

Words derived from “πράσιος”

  • praseodymium
  • prase
  • praseolite
  • prasoid
  • praseodymian
  • dipraseodymium
  • praseocobalt
  • praseo-
  • praseodymate
  • prasius
  • praseodímio
  • praseodimium
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