Where does “คาเมเลี่ยน” come from?
คาเมเลี่ยน (Thai) 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.
คาเมเลี่ยน (Thai): chameleon
Ancestry of “คาเมเลี่ยน”, 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 | — |