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Where does “Chimaeroidei” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Chimaeroidei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualChimaera—
2Latinchimaera—
3Ancient Greekχίμαιραa she-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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