Where does “χαμαίμηλον” come from?

χαμαίμηλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

χαμαίμηλον (Ancient Greek): Roman camomile

Definitions

  1. Roman camomile

Ancestry of “χαμαίμηλον”, step by step

χαμαίμηλον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek χαμαί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχαμαίon the earth, near the ground; to the...
2Ancient GreekΧθώνthe Earth, personified as a goddess
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Ancient Greek μῆλον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
2Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

Words derived from “χαμαίμηλον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →