Where does “camiám” come from?

camiám (Macanese) comes from Portuguese camião, 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.

camiám (Macanese): truck, lorry

Definitions

  1. truck, lorry

Ancestry of “camiám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecamiãolorry, truck
2Frenchcamionlorry (UK); truck (US)
3Frenchcheminpath, way; road
4Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
5Old Frenchcheminroute; way
6Latincammīnusway
7Gaulishunknown—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos →Every word from Gaulish unknown →Every word from Latin cammīnus →