Where does “χρυσόγονον” come from?

χρυσόγονον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χρυσός, from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον, from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον — flower, rosette.

χρυσόγονον (Ancient Greek): black turnip (Bongardia chrysogonum)

Definitions

  1. black turnip (Bongardia chrysogonum)

Ancestry of “χρυσόγονον”, step by step

χρυσόγονον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χρυσός

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

via Ancient Greek γόνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekγόνοςThat which is begotten: child, grandchild,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónh₁osbirth; offspring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσός →