Where does “χαμαιλέων” come from?

χαμαιλέων (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.

χαμαιλέων (Ancient Greek): chameleon; type of plant, so called because of...

Definitions

  1. chameleon; type of plant, so called because of...

Ancestry of “χαμαιλέων”, step by step

χαμαιλέων 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 Λέων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
2Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

Words derived from “χαμαιλέων”

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