Where does “chameau” come from?

chameau (Middle French) comes from Old French chamel, from Vulgar Latin camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

chameau (Middle French): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “chameau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchamelcamel
2Vulgar Latincamellus—
3Latincamēlusa camel
4Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
5Proto-Semiticgamal-—

Words derived from “chameau”

Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Latin camēlus →