Where does “camel” come from?

camel (Middle English) comes from Old French cameil — Alternative form of camel.

camel (Middle English): camel mammal of the genus

Definitions

  1. camel mammal of the genus

Ancestry of “camel”, step by step

camel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French cameil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcameilAlternative form of camel

via Old Northern French camel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchcamel

Words derived from “camel

Every word from Old French cameil