sábado, 3 de diciembre de 2011

chrysalis


c.1600, from L. chrysallis, from Gk. khrysallis (gen. khrysallidos) "golden colored pupa of the butterfly," from khrysos "gold," perhaps of Semitic origin (cf. Heb.-Phoen. harutz "gold") + second element meaning something like "sheath."

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