Where does “schoenoprasum” come from?
schoenoprasum (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σχοῖνος, from Ancient Greek πλεκτός, from Ancient Greek πλέκω, from Finnish pleko, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Ancestry of “schoenoprasum”, step by step
schoenoprasum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Σχοῖνος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Σχοῖνος | Schoenus, Boeotia, Greece |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλεκτός | braided; twisted |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλέκω | to plait, twine, twist, weave, braid |
| 4 | Finnish | pleko | pleco |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |