Where does “Chimariko” come from?

Chimariko (English) comes from Chimariko chimar, from French chimère, from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Chimariko (English): A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity...

Definitions

  1. A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity...

Ancestry of “Chimariko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chimarikochimarperson
2Frenchchimèrechimera; chimaera
3LatinchimaeraChimera
4Ancient Greekχίμαιραa she-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →