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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 , truck

Definitions

  1. lorry , truck

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

Words derived from “camion”

  • camionata
  • camionale
  • autocamionale
  • camionabile
  • kamiono
  • kamionisto
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