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Where does “πράσον” come from?

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

πράσον (Ancient Greek): leek, "Allium ampeloprasum"

Definitions

  1. leek, "Allium ampeloprasum"

Ancestry of “πράσον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “πράσον”

  • praseodymium
  • prase
  • biliprasin
  • praseolite
  • praseodymian
  • praseodymate
  • praseo-
  • prasine
  • prasinous
  • prasoid
  • dipraseodymium
  • praseocobalt
  • prasinus
  • ampeloprason
  • ampeloprasum
  • prasius
  • praseodímio
  • πράσο
  • πράσινος
  • πρασινούλης
  • πρασινωπός
  • καταπράσινος
  • Prasinophyceae
  • ἀμπελόπρασον
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