Where does “καμηλοπάρδαλη” come from?

καμηλοπάρδαλη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

καμηλοπάρδαλη (Greek): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “καμηλοπάρδαλη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαμηλοπάρδαλιςgiraffe
2Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
3Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις →