Where does “ὄναγρος” come from?

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

ὄναγρος (Ancient Greek): onager, wild ass; kind of catapult

Definitions

  1. onager, wild ass; kind of catapult

Ancestry of “ὄναγρος”, step by step

ὄναγρος traces back through 3 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 ὄνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄνοςass, donkey; hake; woodlouse

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γρῐος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓́γρῐοςliving in the open fields

Words derived from “ὄναγρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος →