Where does “kaminyo” come from?

kaminyo (Lingala) 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.

kaminyo (Lingala): truck

Definitions

  1. truck

Ancestry of “kaminyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamionlorry (UK); truck (US)
2Frenchcheminpath, way; road
3Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
4Old Frenchcheminroute; way
5Latincammīnusway
6Gaulishunknown—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos →Every word from Gaulish unknown →Every word from Latin cammīnus →