Where does “camellero” come from?

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

camellero (Spanish): camel merchant, owner or breeder

Definitions

  1. camel merchant, owner or breeder

Ancestry of “camellero”, 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