Where does “camìn” come from?

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

camìn (Ligurian): walk, way, path; fireplace; chimney

Definitions

  1. walk, way, path; fireplace; chimney

Ancestry of “camìn”, step by step

camìn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin camīnus

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

via Vulgar Latin camminus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincamminusway
Every word from Ancient Greek κάμινος →Every word from Latin camīnus →