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iridescent (adj.)
[iridescent 词源字典]
1796, literally "rainbow-colored," coined from comb. form of Latin
iris
(genitive
iridis
) "rainbow" (see
iris
). Related:
Iridescently
.
[iridescent etymology, iridescent origin, 英语词源]