Etymology of the English word chamaeleon
the English word
chamaeleonderived from the Latin word
chamaeleon (chameleon; thistles; carline , pine-thistle)
derived from the Greek word
chamaileon, χαμαιλέων
derived from the Late Greek word
leon, λέων (a 'lion')
derived from the Greek word
chamai, χαμαί (earthward; prostrate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-Cognates
Dutch
kameleon, English
chameleon, French
caméléon, German
Chamäleon, Icelandic
kameljón, Latin
chamaeleon, Swedish
kameleontUsage
Word found in Modern English
