Where does “praseodym” come from?

praseodym (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek πράσιος, from Ancient Greek πράσον, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

praseodym (Danish): praseodymium

Definitions

  1. praseodymium

Ancestry of “praseodym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπράσιοςvomit; leek-green, green; of a leek-green
2Ancient Greekπράσονleek, "Allium ampeloprasum"
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “praseodym”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Ancient Greek πράσον →Every word from Ancient Greek πράσιος →