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Where does “camino” come from?

camino (Italian) comes from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος — oven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room.

camino (Italian): fireplace; chimney

Definitions

  1. fireplace; chimney

Ancestry of “camino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamīnus—
2Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room

Words derived from “camino”

  • caminetto
  • paracamino
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