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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

  1. Alternative spelling of chimeral

Ancestry of “chimaeral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChimaera—
2EnglishChimera—
3Middle Englishchimere—
4Frenchchimèrechimera; chimaera
5Latinchimaera—
6Ancient Greekχίμαιραa she-goat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
8Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
9Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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