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Where does “caminho” come from?

caminho (Portuguese) comes from Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish unknown, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

caminho (Portuguese): path; way, route; means

Definitions

  1. path; way, route; means

Ancestry of “caminho”, step by step

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

Words derived from “caminho”

  • encaminhar-se
  • caminhar
  • caminhada
  • encaminhar
  • kaminha
  • kana
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