Where does “prasinus” come from?

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

prasinus (Latin): leek-green; prasinous

Definitions

  1. leek-green; prasinous

Ancestry of “prasinus”, step by step

prasinus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πράσινος

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

via Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σῐνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρᾰ́σῐνοςleek-green, light green; leak-green, light green

Words derived from “prasinus”

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