Where does “chimérique” come from?

chimérique (French) comes 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.

chimérique (French): chimeric, fanciful, imaginary; unrealistic,...

Definitions

  1. chimeric, fanciful, imaginary; unrealistic,...

Ancestry of “chimérique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchimèrechimera; chimaera
2LatinchimaeraChimera
3Ancient Greekχίμαιραa she-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “chimérique”

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