Where does “chrysolitic” come from?

chrysolitic (English) comes from English chrysolite, from Old French crisolite, from Latin crisolitus, from Latin chrȳsolithus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

chrysolitic (English): Of, pertaining to, or formed from chrysolite

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or formed from chrysolite

Ancestry of “chrysolitic”, step by step

chrysolitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chrysolite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchrysoliteOriginally, any of various green-coloured gems;...
2Old Frenchcrisolite
3Latincrisolitus
4Latinchrȳsolithustopaz
5Ancient Greekχρῡσόλιθοςtopaz
6Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθοςEvery word from Latin chrȳsolithus
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