Where does “chimere” come from?

chimere (English) comes from Middle English chimere, 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.

chimere (English): The upper robe worn by some bishops of the...

Definitions

  1. The upper robe worn by some bishops of the...

Ancestry of “chimere”, step by step

chimere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English chimere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchimere—
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—

via Middle French chimarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchimarre—
2Spanishzamarrazamarra; sheepskin; zamarra; shirt; jersey; top
3Arabicسَمُّور—
4Persianسمورsable
5Middle Persiansmwlsable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →