Where does “χρυσόπρασος” come from?

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

χρυσόπρασος (Ancient Greek): chrysoprase

Definitions

  1. chrysoprase

Ancestry of “χρυσόπρασος”, step by step

χρυσόπρασος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πράσον

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

via Ancient Greek χρῡσός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

Words derived from “χρυσόπρασος”

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