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Where does “dromadarius” come from?

dromadarius (Latin) comes from Latin dromadis, from Ancient Greek δρομᾰ́ς, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Ancestry of “dromadarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindromadisdromedary
2Ancient Greekδρομᾰ́ς—
3Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
4Ancient Greek-ός—
5Proto-Hellenic*-os—
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “dromadarius”

  • dromedary
  • dromedar
  • dromedár
  • dromedárok
  • dromedar
  • dromedari
  • dromedarie
  • dromadaire
  • dromedaire
  • dromadaire
  • dromadaire
  • dromedarius
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