Where does “ολόχρυσος” come from?
ολόχρυσος (Greek) comes from Greek χρυσός, from Byzantine Greek χρυσός, from Ancient Greek χρυσοῦς, from Ancient Greek χρύσεος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.
ολόχρυσος (Greek): made entirely out of gold
Definitions
- made entirely out of gold
Ancestry of “ολόχρυσος”, step by step
ολόχρυσος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek χρυσός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | χρυσός | gold; money, currency, cash; wealth, riches |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | χρυσός | gold; something dear or precious; a gold coin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρυσοῦς | Attic form of χρῡ́σεος |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χρύσεος | golden, made of gold, decked or inlaid with gold;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρῡσός | gold |
via Greek όλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | όλος | whole, entire; all |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὅλος | whole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
via Ancient Greek ὁλόχρυσος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὁλόχρυσος | made or consisting of pure solid gold; entirely golden |