Where does “camard” come from?

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

camard (French): flat-nosed

Definitions

  1. flat-nosed

Ancestry of “camard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamusflat-nosed
2Middle Frenchcamus—
3Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Middle French camus →