Where does “camas” come from?

camas (French) comes from French camer, from French came, from Dutch kam, from Middle Dutch kamp.

camas (French): second-person singular past historic of camer

Definitions

  1. second-person singular past historic of camer

Ancestry of “camas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamerto take drugs
2Frenchcamecam; first-person singular present indicative of...
3DutchkamA comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,...
4Middle Dutchkamp—
Every word from Middle Dutch kamp →