Where does “crisotilo” come from?

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

crisotilo (Italian): chrysotile

Definitions

  1. chrysotile

Ancestry of “crisotilo”, 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 ἄνθεμονEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμονEvery word from Ancient Greek χρυσός
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