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Where does “camello” come from?

camello (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

camello (Old Spanish): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “camello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincamellus—
2Latincamēlus—
3Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
4Proto-Semiticgamal-—

Words derived from “camello”

  • camello
  • acamellado
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →