Where does “crisoprasio” come from?

crisoprasio (Italian) comes from Italian criso-, from Ancient Greek χρυσός, from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον, from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον — flower, rosette.

crisoprasio (Italian): chrysoprase

Definitions

  1. chrysoprase

Ancestry of “crisoprasio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancriso-chryso-
2Ancient Greekχρυσόςgold; something dear or precious; a gold coin
3Ancient Greekχρυσάνθεμονgold-flower; immortelle; buttercup
4Ancient Greekἄνθεμονflower, rosette
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον →Every word from Ancient Greek χρυσός →