Where does “χρύσοφρυς” come from?

χρύσοφρυς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς, from Proto-Hellenic opʰrū́s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

χρύσοφρυς (Ancient Greek): gilthead (Sparus aurata)

Definitions

  1. gilthead (Sparus aurata)

Ancestry of “χρύσοφρυς”, step by step

χρύσοφρυς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀφρῡ́ςeyebrow
2Proto-Hellenicopʰrū́s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

via Ancient Greek χρῡσός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic opʰrū́s →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀφρῡ́ς →