myEtymology.com: English etymology of chrysalis

Etymology of the English word chrysalis

the English word chrysalis

derived from the Latin word chrysallis (chrysalis; gold-colored chrysalis, aurelia)

derived from the Greek word chrusallis, χρυσαλλίς

derived from the Greek word chrusos, χρυσός (gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin)

derived from the Latin word chrusallis

derived from the Greek word chrusallis, χρυσαλλίς

derived from the Greek word chrusos, χρυσός (gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin)

derived from the Latin word chrysal(l)is

derived from the Greek word khrūsalis

derived from the Greek word khrūsos

The earliest known usage of chrysalis in English dates from the 17th century.

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