Where does “camarón” come from?

camarón (Spanish) comes from Spanish cámaro, from Latin cammarus, from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος — a kind of lobster shrimp; a kind of aconite.

camarón (Spanish): shrimp; tip, gratuity; casual, low-paid work

Definitions

  1. shrimp; tip, gratuity; casual, low-paid work

Ancestry of “camarón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcámaroshrimp
2Latincammaruslobster
3Ancient Greekκάμμαροςa kind of lobster shrimp; a kind of aconite

Words derived from “camarón”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος →Every word from Latin cammarus →Every word from Spanish cámaro →