Where does “camioneiro” come from?

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

camioneiro (Galician): related to trucks; trucker

Definitions

  1. related to trucks; trucker

Ancestry of “camioneiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancamiónlorry (UK); truck (US)
2Frenchcamionlorry (UK); truck (US)
3Frenchcheminpath, way; road
4Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
5Old Frenchcheminroute; way
6Latincammīnusway
7Gaulishunknown—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos →Every word from Gaulish unknown →Every word from Latin cammīnus →