Where does “camelot” come from?
camelot (French) comes from Middle French Camalot, from Old French Camaalot, from Latin Camulodunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
camelot (French): street vendor, peddler, hawker
Definitions
- street vendor, peddler, hawker
Ancestry of “camelot”, step by step
camelot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French Camalot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Camalot | — |
| 2 | Old French | Camaalot | Camelot |
| 3 | Latin | Camulodunum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via French cameloter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cameloter | — |