Where does “dromedarie” come from?

dromedarie (Middle English) comes from Old French dromedaire, from Latin dromedarius, from Latin dromas, from Ancient Greek δρομάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

dromedarie (Middle English): dromedary; any camel

Definitions

  1. dromedary; any camel

Ancestry of “dromedarie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdromedairedromedary
2LatindromedariusA kind of camel
3Latindromasdromedary
4Ancient Greekδρομάςdromedary, Arabian camel
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Hungarian ön-