Where does “ἀγριοπήγανον” come from?

ἀγριοπήγανον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

ἀγριοπήγανον (Ancient Greek): harmal, Syrian rue (Peganum harmala)

Definitions

  1. harmal, Syrian rue (Peganum harmala)

Ancestry of “ἀγριοπήγανον”, step by step

ἀγριοπήγανον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Ancient Greek πήγανον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπήγανονrue, a plant from the genus "Ruta"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵrosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yosEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος