Where does “χρυσελεφάντινος” come from?

χρυσελεφάντινος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλεφάντινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

χρυσελεφάντινος (Ancient Greek): made of gold and ivory, chryselephantine

Definitions

  1. made of gold and ivory, chryselephantine

Ancestry of “χρυσελεφάντινος”, step by step

χρυσελεφάντινος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐλεφάντινος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλεφάντινοςivory (attributive); made of ivory
2Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Ancient Greek χρυσός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρυσόςgold; something dear or precious; a gold coin
2Ancient Greekχρυσάνθεμονgold-flower; immortelle; buttercup
3Ancient Greekἄνθεμονflower, rosette

Words derived from “χρυσελεφάντινος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →