Where does “camion” come from?

camion (Italian) 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 (Italian): lorry British, truck US

Definitions

  1. lorry British, truck US

Ancestry of “camion”, step by step

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

Words derived from “camion

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingosEvery word from Gaulish unknownEvery word from Latin cammīnus