Where does “chimère” come from?

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

chimère (French): chimera; chimaera

Definitions

  1. chimera; chimaera

Ancestry of “chimère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinchimaeraChimera
2Ancient Greekχίμαιραa she-goat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “chimère”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →