Where does “ἀγριοβάλανος” come from?

ἀγριοβάλανος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βάλανος, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

ἀγριοβάλανος (Ancient Greek): kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)

Definitions

  1. kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)

Ancestry of “ἀγριοβάλανος”, step by step

ἀγριοβάλανος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βάλανος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάλανοςacorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;...
2Proto-Hellenicgʷə́lanos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

via Ancient Greek Ἄγριος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌγριοςliving in the open fields
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵr̥yoscampestral, field attributive, of or relating to fields
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλανος →