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
- A variety of cryptocrystalline of a leek-green...
Ancestry of “prase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | prasius | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πράσιος | vomit; leek-green, green; of a leek-green |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πράσον | leek, "Allium ampeloprasum" |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥so- | leek |
Words derived from “prase”