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Where does “chemin” come from?

chemin (Old French) comes from Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish unknown, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

chemin (Old French): route; way

Definitions

  1. route; way

Ancestry of “chemin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincammīnus—
2Gaulishunknown—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch

Words derived from “chemin”

  • camion
  • chiminage
  • camionero
  • mionca
  • camión
  • camionata
  • camion
  • autocamionale
  • camionale
  • camionabile
  • cheminer
  • à mi-chemin
  • mi-chemin
  • camionnette
  • chemin
  • chemineau
  • cheminot
  • camionneur
  • camion
  • acheminer
  • acheminement
  • Camion
  • camião
  • camió
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