Etymology

prasinous

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Today it means: Of a clear, light green color. Full definition →

Latin prasinus ← Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σῐνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρᾰ́σῐνος“leek-green, light green”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromprasinus
  3. English todayprasinous

From Latin prasinus, from Ancient Greek πρᾰ́σῐνος (prắsĭnos, “leek-green, light green”).

Words from the same roots

Latinprasinus all →

prasine

Ancient Greekπρᾰ́σῐνος all →

prasinophyte

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