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Where does “chemin” come from?

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

chemin (French): path, way; road

Definitions

  1. path, way; road

Ancestry of “chemin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chemin”

  • camion
  • camionero
  • mionca
  • camión
  • camionata
  • camion
  • autocamionale
  • camionale
  • camionabile
  • cheminer
  • à mi-chemin
  • mi-chemin
  • camionnette
  • chemineau
  • cheminot
  • camionneur
  • camion
  • acheminer
  • acheminement
  • Camion
  • camião
  • camió
  • camioner
  • kamiono
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