Where does “kamin” come from?

kamin (Maltese) comes from Italian camino, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος — oven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room.

kamin (Maltese): course, process

Definitions

  1. course, process

Ancestry of “kamin”, step by step

kamin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian camino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaminofireplace; chimney
2Latincamīnusfireplace
3Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room

via Corsican caminu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Corsicancaminuchimney
2Vulgar Latincamminusway
Every word from Ancient Greek κάμινος →Every word from Latin camīnus →Every word from Italian camino →