Where does “chameau” come from?

chameau (French) comes from Middle French chameau, from Old French chamel, from Vulgar Latin camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

chameau (French): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “chameau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchameaucamel
2Old Frenchchamelcamel
3Vulgar Latincamellus—
4Latincamēlusa camel
5Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
6Proto-Semiticgamal-—

Words derived from “chameau”

Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Latin camēlus →