Where does “onager” come from?

onager (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὄναγρος, from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros — field, pasturage.

onager (Latin): wild ass; onager; onager

Definitions

  1. wild ass; onager; onager

Ancestry of “onager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄναγροςonager, wild ass; kind of catapult
2Ancient GreekἌγριοςliving in the open fields
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵr̥yoscampestral, field attributive, of or relating to fields
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage

Words derived from “onager”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵr̥yos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγριος →
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