Where does “χλαμύς” come from?

χλαμύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

χλαμύς (Ancient Greek): cloak, robe, mantle

Definitions

  1. cloak, robe, mantle

Ancestry of “χλαμύς”, step by step

χλαμύς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σαῦρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
2Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

via Translingual Chlamydomonas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualChlamydomonasgenus

Words derived from “χλαμύς”

Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →