English

Fischer's chameleon

From Fischer (named in honor of Johann Gustav Fischer) + -'s + chameleon.

Formed from Fischer + -'s + chameleon

Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- ‘to paint, mark’

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Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz ‘fisher, fisherman’

Old High German fiscari

Middle High German vischære

German Fischer ‘fisherman’

Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων

Latin chamaeleon

Old French cameleon

Middle English camelion

Today it means

noun Kinyongia fischeri, a species of Tanzanian chameleon.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Fischer's chameleon