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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχαμαίon the earth, near the ground; to the...
2Ancient GreekΧθών—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “χαμαιλέων”

  • chameleon
  • chameleonlike
  • Chamaeleon
  • chameleonic
  • chameleonize
  • chameleonically
  • chamaeleon
  • chamaeleon
  • camaleónico
  • camaleón
  • camaleão
  • ĥameleono
  • kameleon
  • χαμαιλέοντας
  • Chamaeleoninae
  • Chamaeleon
  • Chamaeleo
  • Chamaeleonidae
  • camelion
  • 카멜레온
  • camaleón
  • camaleón
  • cameleon
  • คาเมเลี่ยน
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