Where does “camus” come from?

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

camus (French): flat-nosed

Definitions

  1. flat-nosed

Ancestry of “camus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcamus—
2Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “camus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Middle French camus →
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