chamaeleon.
chameleon; (M/F OLD); lizard (Ecc); thistles; carline (Cardopatium corymbosum)/pine-thistle (Atractylis gummifera);
Meaning & usage
chameleon (a kind of lizard)
carline thistle
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōmder. Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí) Ancient Greek λέων (léōn) Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari)calq. Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn)bor. Latin chamaeleōn Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”); ultimately a calque from Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “chameleon, reptile”, literally “lion of the ground", "predator that crawls upon the ground”).
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