Morpheme
Chrysalid(e) [Chrysalid, Chrysalide]
Type
free base
Denotation
immobile pupa stage
Etymology
French chrysalide; Latin chrysalidos and chrysalides, from chrysalis, from chrȳsallis; Ancient Greek khrysallídos and khrysallídes, from khrysallís
Evidence
chrysalid, chrysalides, chrysalids, teleiochrysalides
Notes
archaic chrysalid homophone of <Chrysale + -id>
