Where does “χρυσός” come from?
χρυσός (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek χρυσός, from Ancient Greek χρυσοῦς, from Ancient Greek χρύσεος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.
χρυσός (Greek): gold; money, currency, cash; wealth, riches
Definitions
- gold; money, currency, cash; wealth, riches
Ancestry of “χρυσός”, step by step
χρυσός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Byzantine Greek χρυσός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | χρυσός | gold; something dear or precious; a gold coin |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χρυσοῦς | Attic form of χρῡ́σεος |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρύσεος | golden, made of gold, decked or inlaid with gold;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χρῡσός | gold |
via Ancient Greek χρυσός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χρυσός | gold; something dear or precious; a gold coin |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χρυσάνθεμον | gold-flower; immortelle; buttercup |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄνθεμον | flower, rosette |