Where does “chrysophyte” come from?

chrysophyte (English) comes from Ancient Greek χρυσός, from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον, from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον — flower, rosette.

chrysophyte (English): Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae

Definitions

  1. Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae

Ancestry of “chrysophyte”, step by step

chrysophyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χρυσός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχρυσόςgold; something dear or precious; a gold coin
2Ancient Greekχρυσάνθεμονgold-flower; immortelle; buttercup
3Ancient Greekἄνθεμονflower, rosette

via English phyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishphyte—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσός →