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Where does “Camalot” come from?

Camalot (Middle French) comes from Old French Camaalot, from Latin Camulodunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “Camalot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchCamaalot—
2LatinCamulodunum—
3Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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