Where does “χρυσόνωτος” come from?

χρυσόνωτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

χρυσόνωτος (Ancient Greek): with a golden back or surface

Definitions

  1. with a golden back or surface

Ancestry of “χρυσόνωτος”, step by step

χρυσόνωτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χρῡσός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

via Ancient Greek νῶτον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνῶτονback, the rear part of the body; chine of an...
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσός