Where does “quimera” come from?

quimera (Catalan) comes from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

quimera (Catalan): chimera

Definitions

  1. chimera

Ancestry of “quimera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinchimaeraChimera
2Ancient Greekχίμαιραa she-goat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →