Where does “카멜레온” come from?
카멜레온 (Korean) comes from English chameleon, from Middle English camelion, from Old French cameleon, from Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm.
카멜레온 (Korean): chameleon
Ancestry of “카멜레온”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chameleon | A small to mid-size reptile, of the family... |
| 2 | Middle English | camelion | — |
| 3 | Old French | cameleon | — |
| 4 | Latin | chamaeleon | chameleon; carline thistle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαμαιλέων | chameleon; type of plant, so called because of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |