Where does “chimériquement” come from?
chimériquement (French) comes from French chimérique, 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.
chimériquement (French): chimerically
Definitions
- chimerically
Ancestry of “chimériquement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chimérique | chimeric, fanciful, imaginary; unrealistic,... |
| 2 | French | chimère | chimera; chimaera |
| 3 | Latin | chimaera | Chimera |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χίμαιρα | a she-goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |