Where does “χρυσόλιθος” come from?

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

χρυσόλιθος (Ancient Greek): topaz; peridot, chrysolite

Definitions

  1. topaz; peridot, chrysolite

Ancestry of “χρυσόλιθος”, step by step

χρυσόλιθος 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 λίθος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance

Words derived from “χρυσόλιθος”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσός →