Where does “Camelopardalis” come from?

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

Camelopardalis (English): A faint circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a giraffe

Definitions

  1. A faint circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a giraffe

Ancestry of “Camelopardalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincamēlopardalisA giraffe, camelopard
2Ancient Greekκαμηλοπάρδαλιςgiraffe
3Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
4Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις →