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Where does “кризантема” come from?

кризантема (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin chrysanthemum, from Ancient Greek χρυσάνθεμον, from Ancient Greek ἄνθεμον — flower, rosette.

кризантема (Serbo-Croatian): chrysanthemum

Definitions

  1. chrysanthemum

Ancestry of “кризантема”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchrysanthemum—
2Ancient Greekχρυσάνθεμονgold-flower; immortelle; buttercup
3Ancient Greekἄνθεμονflower, rosette
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