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chrys-

var. of chryso- before a vowel: chryselephantine.

chryso-

a combining form meaning “gold,” used in the formation of compound words: chrysolite.
Also, especially before a vowel, chrys-.


Origin:
comb. form of Gk chrȳsós
chrys-  
pref.  Variant of chryso-.
chryso- or chrys-  
pref.  Gold; golden: chrysotherapy.

[Greek khrūs-, khrūso-, from khrūsos, gold, of Semitic origin; see ḫr in Semitic roots.]
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