Where does “prase” come from?

prase (English) comes from Latin prasius, from Ancient Greek πράσιος, from Ancient Greek πράσον, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

prase (English): A variety of cryptocrystalline of a leek-green...

Definitions

  1. A variety of cryptocrystalline of a leek-green...

Ancestry of “prase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprasius—
2Ancient Greekπράσιοςvomit; leek-green, green; of a leek-green
3Ancient Greekπράσονleek, "Allium ampeloprasum"
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “prase”

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