Where does “Camus” come from?

Camus (English) comes from French camus, from Middle French camus, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

Camus (English): Albert Camus, French author and philosopher

Definitions

  1. Albert Camus, French author and philosopher

Ancestry of “Camus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamusflat-nosed
2Middle Frenchcamus—
3Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “Camus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Middle French camus →
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