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Where does “camion” come from?

camion (French) comes from French chemin, from Middle French chemin, from Old French chemin, from Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish unknown, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

camion (French): lorry ; truck

Definitions

  1. lorry ; truck

Ancestry of “camion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcheminpath, way; road
2Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
3Old Frenchcheminroute; way
4Latincammīnus—
5Gaulishunknown—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch

Words derived from “camion”

  • camion
  • camionero
  • mionca
  • camión
  • camionata
  • camion
  • autocamionale
  • camionale
  • camionabile
  • camionnette
  • camionneur
  • Camion
  • camião
  • camió
  • camioner
  • kamiono
  • camionette
  • camion
  • kamion
  • камион
  • kamion
  • kamion
  • cam nhông
  • xe cam-nhông
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