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Where does “Porree” come from?

Porree (German) comes from Middle French porrée, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.

Porree (German): leek

Definitions

  1. leek

Ancestry of “Porree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchporrée—
2Latinporrumleek; chives
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥so-leek

Words derived from “Porree”

  • poreo
  • póréhagymák
  • póré
  • póréhagyma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- →