Where does “camaleónico” come from?
camaleónico (Spanish) comes from Galician camaleón, 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.
camaleónico (Spanish): chameleonic
Definitions
- chameleonic
Ancestry of “camaleónico”, step by step
camaleónico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician camaleón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | camaleón | chameleon |
| 2 | Latin | chamaeleon | chameleon; carline thistle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαμαιλέων | chameleon; type of plant, so called because of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Spanish camaleón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | camaleón | chameleon |
via Portuguese camaleão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | camaleão | chameleon |