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Where does “πρασινωπός” come from?

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

πρασινωπός (Greek): greenish

Definitions

  1. greenish

Ancestry of “πρασινωπός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπράσινοςgreen; green, unripe
2Ancient Greekπράσινοςleek green, light green
3Ancient Greek-ῐνος—
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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