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Where does “καμηλοπάρδαλις” come from?

καμηλοπάρδαλις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

καμηλοπάρδαλις (Ancient Greek): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “καμηλοπάρδαλις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
2Proto-Semiticgamal-—

Words derived from “καμηλοπάρδαλις”

  • camelopard
  • Camelopardalis
  • camelopardalis
  • Camelopardalis
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →