Where does “chamaedrys” come from?

chamaedrys (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρυς, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Ancestry of “chamaedrys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχαμαίδρυςwall germander
2Ancient Greekχαμαίon the earth, near the ground; to the...
3Ancient GreekΧθώνthe Earth, personified as a goddess
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi

Words derived from “chamaedrys

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm
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