Where does “ἀγριόπρασον” come from?

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

ἀγριόπρασον (Ancient Greek): wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum)

Definitions

  1. wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum)

Ancestry of “ἀγριόπρασον”, step by step

ἀγριόπρασον 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 πράσον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπράσονleek, "Allium ampeloprasum"
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος →