Where does “crisàlide” come from?

crisàlide (Catalan) comes from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς, from Ancient Greek χρυσός, from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον, from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον — flower, rosette.

crisàlide (Catalan): chrysalis

Definitions

  1. chrysalis

Ancestry of “crisàlide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρυσαλλίςchrysalis
2Ancient Greekχρυσόςgold; something dear or precious; a gold coin
3Ancient Greekχρυσάνθεμονgold-flower; immortelle; buttercup
4Ancient Greekἄνθεμονflower, rosette
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμονEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμονEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσός