Etymology of the Latin word chamaeleon
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-Derivations in other languages
English
chameleon, English
chamaeleon, French
caméléon, Italian
camaleonte, Portuguese
camaleãoCognates
Dutch
kameleon, English
chameleon, English
chamaeleon, French
caméléon, German
Chamäleon, Icelandic
kameljón, Swedish
kameleont
