chrysolite
Meaning
Originally, any of various green-coloured gems; later specifically peridot.
Translations
crisolito
crisolita
chrysolite
chrysoliet
crisolito crisolita
الزّبرجد الزّيتونيّ
zebercet crisòlitPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɹɪs.əˌlaɪt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English crisolite, from Old French crisolite, from Medieval Latin crisolitus, Latin chrȳsolithus, from Ancient Greek χρῡσόλιθος (khrūsólithos), from χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”). By surface analysis, chryso- (“pertaining to gold”) + -lite (“pertaining to rocks, minerals”).
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