Where does “Chrysopras” come from?

Chrysopras (German) comes from Latin chrysoprassus, from Ancient Greek χρυσόπρασος, from Ancient Greek πράσον, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

Chrysopras (German): chrysoprase

Definitions

  1. chrysoprase

Ancestry of “Chrysopras”, step by step

Chrysopras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin chrysoprassus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchrysoprassuschrysoprase
2Ancient Greekχρυσόπρασοςchrysoprase
3Ancient Greekπράσονleek, "Allium ampeloprasum"
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

via Ancient Greek χρῡσόπρασος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρῡσόπρασοςchrysoprase
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →Every word from Ancient Greek πράσον →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσόπρασος →