κρόμμυον

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

onion (Allium cepa)
(in the plural) onion-market

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kermus- (wild garlic).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kermus-

Gloss

wild garlic

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ramson English
черемша Russian
ἀγριοκρόμμυον Ancient Greek
ἄγριος Ancient Greek
*kermus- Proto-Indo-European
*kremus- Proto-Indo-European
*hramusô Proto-Germanic
hramsa Old English
*čermъša Proto-Slavic
sremuš Serbo-Croatian
сремуш Serbo-Croatian
κρεμμύδιν gkm
κρέμμυον grc-koi