Where does “στρουθιοκάμηλος” come from?

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

Ancestry of “στρουθιοκάμηλος”, step by step

στρουθιοκάμηλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κάμηλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
2Proto-Semiticgamal-

via Ancient Greek στρουθός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρουθόςhouse sparrow, "Passer domesticus"; flatfish,...

Words derived from “στρουθιοκάμηλος

Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal-Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος