Where does “Chimaera” come from?

Chimaera (Translingual) comes from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Chimaera (Translingual): genus|deep-water species, mostly called chimaeras}}

Definitions

  1. genus|deep-water species, mostly called chimaeras}}

Ancestry of “Chimaera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinchimaeraChimera
2Ancient Greekχίμαιραa she-goat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “Chimaera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →