Where does “camion” come from?

camion (English) comes from French camion, from French chemin, from Middle French chemin, from Old French chemin, from Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish unknown, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

camion (English): A truck or wagon, especially one used to...

Definitions

  1. A truck or wagon, especially one used to...

Ancestry of “camion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamionlorry (UK); truck (US)
2Frenchcheminpath, way; road
3Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
4Old Frenchcheminroute; way
5Latincammīnusway
6Gaulishunknown
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos
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