Where does “kamyonèt” come from?

kamyonèt (Haitian Creole) comes from French camionnette, 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.

kamyonèt (Haitian Creole): van

Definitions

  1. van

Ancestry of “kamyonèt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamionnettevan
2Frenchcamionlorry (UK); truck (US)
3Frenchcheminpath, way; road
4Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
5Old Frenchcheminroute; way
6Latincammīnusway
7Gaulishunknown—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
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