Where does “chimera” come from?
chimera (Italian) comes from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
chimera (Italian): chimera; chimera, a kind of shark of the genus...
Definitions
- chimera; chimera, a kind of shark of the genus...
Ancestry of “chimera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | chimaera | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χίμαιρα | a she-goat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |