Where does “chrysoprassus” come from?

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

chrysoprassus (Latin): chrysoprase

Definitions

  1. chrysoprase

Ancestry of “chrysoprassus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chrysoprassus”

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