Where does “camel” come from?

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

camel (Norman): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “camel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcamelcamel
2Old Frenchchamelcamel
3Vulgar Latincamellus—
4Latincamēlusa camel
5Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
6Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Latin camēlus →