Etymology

chryso-

Today it means: gold (metal or colour); yellow Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρυσός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρυσός“gold”
  2. English todaychryso-

From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχρυσός all →

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