Where does “Camelidae” come from?

Camelidae (New Latin) comes from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

Ancestry of “Camelidae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamēlusa camel
2Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
3Proto-Semiticgamal-—

Words derived from “Camelidae”

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