Where does “caminu” come from?

caminu (Corsican) comes from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος — oven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room.

caminu (Corsican): chimney

Definitions

  1. chimney

Ancestry of “caminu”, step by step

caminu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin camīnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamīnusfireplace
2Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room

via Vulgar Latin camminus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincamminusway

Words derived from “caminu”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάμινος →Every word from Latin camīnus →