Where does “chimaeral” come from?
chimaeral (English) comes from English Chimaera, from English Chimera, from Middle English chimere, from French chimère, from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
chimaeral (English): Alternative spelling of chimeral
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of chimeral
Ancestry of “chimaeral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chimaera | A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin |
| 2 | English | Chimera | A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon |
| 3 | Middle English | chimere | — |
| 4 | French | chimère | chimera; chimaera |
| 5 | Latin | chimaera | Chimera |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χίμαιρα | a she-goat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |