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Where does “crisolite” come from?

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

Ancestry of “crisolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrisolitus—
2Latinchrȳsolithus—
3Ancient Greekχρῡσόλιθος—
4Ancient Greekχρῡσόςgold

Words derived from “crisolite”

  • chrysolite
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