ἐλαφόβοσκον

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (deer, red deer) + Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω (eat, eat up, I eat).

Origin

Ancient Greek

βιβρώσκω

Gloss

eat, eat up, I eat

Concept

Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

🍴 🍽️ 🔪 🥄 🥢

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

alces Latin
bōs Latin
elaphus Latin
βιβρώσκω Ancient Greek
βορά Ancient Greek
βρῶμα Ancient Greek
βρῶσις Ancient Greek
δημοβόρος Ancient Greek
τραγέλαφος Ancient Greek
ἐλάφινος Ancient Greek
ἑλλέβορος Ancient Greek
ἔλαφος Ancient Greek
*gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European
*éləpʰos Proto-Hellenic