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Where does “Camion” come from?

Camion (German) comes 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.

Camion (German): lorry

Definitions

  1. lorry

Ancestry of “Camion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamionlorry ; truck
2Frenchcheminpath, way; road
3Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
4Old Frenchcheminroute; way
5Latincammīnus—
6Gaulishunknown—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
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