Where does “camellar” come from?

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

camellar (Spanish): to work continuously and arduously; to work like a mule

Definitions

  1. to work continuously and arduously; to work like a mule

Ancestry of “camellar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcamellocamel; pusher, drug dealer
2Old Spanishcamellocamel
3Vulgar Latincamellus
4Latincamēlusa camel
5Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
6Proto-Semiticgamal-
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal-Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλοςEvery word from Latin camēlus