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

  1. chimera; chimera, a kind of shark of the genus...

Ancestry of “chimera”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →