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-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “πράσινος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →