Where does “kameel” come from?
kameel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kameel, from Middle Dutch cameel, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.
kameel (Afrikaans): camel; giraffe
Ancestry of “kameel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kameel | A Bactrian camel, "Camelus bactrianus"; A camel,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cameel | — |
| 3 | Latin | camēlus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάμηλος | camel |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | gamal- | — |