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Where does “chimerism” come from?

chimerism (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

chimerism (English): The property of being a genetic chimera

Definitions

  1. The property of being a genetic chimera

Ancestry of “chimerism”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chimerism”

  • microchimerism
  • microchimeric
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