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Where does “camail” come from?

camail (English) comes from French camail, from Old French camail, from Occitan capmalh — aventail.

camail (English): A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and...

Definitions

  1. A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and...

Ancestry of “camail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamailcamail, capuchin
2Old Frenchcamail—
3Occitancapmalhaventail

Words derived from “camail”

  • camailed
Every word from Occitan capmalh →