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Where does “kameel” come from?

kameel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cameel, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

kameel (Dutch): A Bactrian camel, "Camelus bactrianus"; A camel,...

Definitions

  1. A Bactrian camel, "Camelus bactrianus"; A camel,...

Ancestry of “kameel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcameel—
2Latincamēlus—
3Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
4Proto-Semiticgamal-—

Words derived from “kameel”

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Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →