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Where does “Camelopardalis” come from?

Camelopardalis (English) comes from Latin camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

Ancestry of “Camelopardalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamēlopardalis—
2Ancient Greekκαμηλοπάρδαλιςgiraffe
3Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
4Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →