Where does “chamel” come from?

chamel (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin camellus, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

chamel (Romansch): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “chamel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincamellus—
2Latincamēlusa camel
3Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
4Proto-Semiticgamal-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλος →Every word from Latin camēlus →