Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chimerism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
chimerism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being a genetic chimera.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English chimera Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English chimerism From chimera + -ism.

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Questions

What does chimerism mean?
The property of being a genetic chimera.
Where does chimerism come from?
Etymology tree English chimera Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English chimerism From chimera + -ism.

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