chimera
‘a mythical monster with a serpent’s tail, a goat’s body, and a lion’s head’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. chymere, chimere, chymera, chimæra < O.F. chimere or < Med.Lat. chimera < Lat. chimaera < Gk. khimaira, name of a mythical fire-breathing creature (slain by Bellerophon) with a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a dragon’s tail < khimaros < kheima ‘winter season’ < kyme < gheim- < Tamil imai-cimai