Where does “dromedary” come from?
Dromedary comes from Middle English dromedari, from Old French dromedaire, from Latin dromedarius, from Ancient Greek δρομάς meaning "running," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European drem-.
dromedary (English): The single-humped camel; Any swift riding camel
Definitions
- The single-humped camel; Any swift riding camel
Ancestry of “dromedary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dromedari | — |
| 2 | Old French | dromedaire | dromedary |
| 3 | Latin | dromedarius | A kind of camel |
| 4 | Latin | dromas | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δρομάς | dromedary, Arabian camel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 8 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 11 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 12 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |