Where does “camous” come from?

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

camous (English): flat; depressed; crooked

Definitions

  1. flat; depressed; crooked

Ancestry of “camous”, step by step

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

Words derived from “camous”

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