Where does “camaleão” come from?
camaleão (Portuguese) comes from Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
camaleão (Portuguese): chameleon
Ancestry of “camaleão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | chamaeleon | chameleon; carline thistle |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χαμαιλέων | chameleon; type of plant, so called because of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |