Where does “chrysochlorous” come from?
chrysochlorous (English) comes from English chlorous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
chrysochlorous (English): Of a golden yellow / green colour
Definitions
- Of a golden yellow / green colour
Ancestry of “chrysochlorous”, step by step
chrysochlorous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chlorous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chlorous | Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower... |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English chryso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chryso | — |