Where does “camino” come from?

camino (English) comes from Spanish camino, from Old Spanish camino, from Late Latin camminus, from Proto-Celtic kanxsman-.

camino (English): The route followed on a pilgrimage through Spain

Definitions

  1. The route followed on a pilgrimage through Spain

Ancestry of “camino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaminoway, route; road; path
2Old Spanishcamino—
3Late Latincamminusway
4Proto-Celtickanxsman-—
Every word from Proto-Celtic kanxsman- →