Where does “camelô” come from?
camelô (Portuguese) comes from French camelot, from Middle French Camalot, from Old French Camaalot, from Latin Camulodunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
camelô (Portuguese): huckster, peddler, hawker itinerant street vendor
Definitions
- huckster, peddler, hawker itinerant street vendor
Ancestry of “camelô”, step by step
camelô traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French camelot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | camelot | street vendor, peddler, hawker |
| 2 | Middle French | Camalot | — |
| 3 | Old French | Camaalot | Camelot |
| 4 | Latin | Camulodunum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Old Portuguese camelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | camelo | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | camellus | — |
| 3 | Latin | camēlus | a camel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάμηλος | camel |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | gamal- | — |
via Ancient Greek κάμιλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κάμιλος | mooring rope |