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Where does “dromedar” come from?

dromedar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος, from Ancient Greek δρομᾰ́ς, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

dromedar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dromedary

Definitions

  1. a dromedary

Ancestry of “dromedar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδρομὰς κάμηλοςrunning camel
2Ancient Greekδρομᾰ́ς—
3Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
4Ancient Greek-ός—
5Proto-Hellenic*-os—
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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