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Where does “ĉamo” come from?

ĉamo (Esperanto) comes from French chamois, from Middle French chamois, from Latin camōx, from Gaulish camox.

ĉamo (Esperanto): chamois

Definitions

  1. chamois

Ancestry of “ĉamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchamoischamois
2Middle Frenchchamois—
3Latincamōx—
4Gaulishcamox—
Every word from Gaulish camox →