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

Definitions

  1. camel; giraffe

Ancestry of “kameel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkameelA Bactrian camel, "Camelus bactrianus"; A camel,...
2Middle Dutchcameel—
3Latincamēlusa camel
4Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
5Proto-Semiticgamal-—

Words derived from “kameel”

Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Latin camēlus →