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Where does “crisolitus” come from?

crisolitus (Latin) comes from Latin chrȳsolithus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος, from Ancient Greek χρῡσός — gold.

Ancestry of “crisolitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchrȳsolithus—
2Ancient Greekχρῡσόλιθος—
3Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

Words derived from “crisolitus”

  • chrysolite
  • crisolite
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