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Where does “camail” come from?

camail (French) comes from Old French camail, from Occitan capmalh — aventail.

camail (French): camail, capuchin

Definitions

  1. camail, capuchin

Ancestry of “camail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcamail—
2Occitancapmalhaventail

Words derived from “camail”

  • camal
Every word from Occitan capmalh →