Where does “onager” come from?

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

onager (Dutch): onager, Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus

Definitions

  1. onager, Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus

Ancestry of “onager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinonagerwild ass; onager; onager
2Ancient Greekὄναγροςonager, wild ass; kind of catapult
3Ancient GreekἌγριοςliving in the open fields
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵr̥yoscampestral, field attributive, of or relating to fields
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος →