prasine

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπράσινος
2. Latin · derived fromprasinus“leek-green”
3. Late Latin · derived fromprasinum
4. Middle French · derived fromprasine
5. Late Latin · derived fromprasinus
6. Middle French · derived fromprame
7. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
8. English todayprasine

From Middle English [Term?], from a combination of Middle French prame (inherited from Late Latin prasinus) and Middle French prasine (borrowed from Late Latin prasinum), both ultimately from Latin prasinus (“leek-green”), from Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos), from πράσον (práson, “leek”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 14th–16th c. A green gem; an emerald.
• 14th–17th c. A type of green pigment.
• from 19th c. Pseudomalachite.
• from 14th c. Synonym of leek-green.