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Where does “cammelliere” come from?

cammelliere (Italian) comes from Italian cammello, from Vulgar Latin camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

cammelliere (Italian): camel driver

Definitions

  1. camel driver

Ancestry of “cammelliere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancammellocamel
2Vulgar Latincamellus—
3Latincamēlus—
4Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
5Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →