Where does “ἄγρωστις” come from?

ἄγρωστις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄγρωστης, from Ancient Greek ἀγρός, from Proto-Hellenic agrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

ἄγρωστις (Ancient Greek): a grass that mules fed on, perhaps "Elymus...

Definitions

  1. a grass that mules fed on, perhaps "Elymus...

Ancestry of “ἄγρωστις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄγρωστηςfarmer
2Ancient Greekἀγρόςfield, land, countryside
3Proto-Hellenicagrósfield; arable land; countryside
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “ἄγρωστις

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵrosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic agrósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀγρός