Where does “hammochrysos” come from?

hammochrysos (English) comes from Latin hammochrysos, from Ancient Greek ἀμμόχρῡσος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

hammochrysos (English): A stone with spangles of gold color in it

Definitions

  1. A stone with spangles of gold color in it

Ancestry of “hammochrysos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhammochrysos—
2Ancient Greekἀμμόχρῡσος—
3Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold
Every word from Ancient Greek χρῡσός →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμμόχρῡσος →Every word from Latin hammochrysos →