Where does “στρουθοκάμηλος” come from?

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

στρουθοκάμηλος (Ancient Greek): ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Definitions

  1. ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Ancestry of “στρουθοκάμηλος”, step by step

στρουθοκάμηλος 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 “στρουθοκάμηλος”

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