Where does “խրիզոպրազ” come from?
խրիզոպրազ (Armenian) comes from Russian хризопра́з, from Latin chrysoprassus, from Ancient Greek χρυσόπρασος, from Ancient Greek πράσον, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.
խրիզոպրազ (Armenian): chrysoprase (a variety of light-green translucent quartz)
Definitions
- chrysoprase (a variety of light-green translucent quartz)
Ancestry of “խրիզոպրազ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | хризопра́з | chrysoprase (a variety of light-green translucent quartz) |
| 2 | Latin | chrysoprassus | chrysoprase |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρυσόπρασος | chrysoprase |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πράσον | leek, "Allium ampeloprasum" |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥so- | leek |