Where does “Cressida” come from?
Cressida comes from Italian Criseida, from Ancient Greek Χρυσηΐς, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek χρυσός meaning gold.
Ancestry of “Cressida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | Criseida | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Χρυσηΐς | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρυσός | gold; something dear or precious; a gold coin |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χρυσάνθεμον | gold-flower; immortelle; buttercup |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄνθεμον | flower, rosette |