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Where does “πράσινος” come from?

πράσινος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πράσινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

πράσινος (Greek): green; green, unripe

Definitions

  1. green; green, unripe

Ancestry of “πράσινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπράσινοςleek green, light green
2Ancient Greek-ῐνος—
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “πράσινος”

  • πρασινωπός
  • πρασινούλης
  • καταπράσινος
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