Where does “camée” come from?
camée (French) comes from Italian cammeo, from Medieval Latin camaeus — cameo.
camée (French): cameo
Ancestry of “camée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | cammeo | cameo; cameo brooch |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | camaeus | cameo |
Words derived from “camée”