Where does “camelopard” come from?

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

camelopard (English): A giraffe

Definitions

  1. A giraffe

Ancestry of “camelopard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincamelopardalisA 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 →