chamaeleon
Latin
noun
Definitions
- chameleon a kind of lizard
- (sometimes feminine) carline thistle
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων derived from Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (chameleon, predator that crawls upon the ground, reptile, lion of the ground).
Origin
Akkadian
𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠
Gloss
chameleon, predator that crawls upon the ground, reptile, lion of the ground
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chamaeleōn Latin
- camaleón Spanish, Castilian
- camaleónico Spanish, Castilian
- λέων Ancient Greek
- χαμαί Ancient Greek
- χαμαιλέων Ancient Greek
- kameleon Norwegian Bokmål
- kameleon Norwegian Nynorsk
- camelion Middle English
- cameleon Old French
- ĥameleono Esperanto
- camaleón Galician
- camaleón Asturian
- 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 Akkadian