Where does “camión” come from?

camión (Spanish) comes from French camion, from French chemin, from Middle French chemin, from Old French chemin, from Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish unknown, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

camión (Spanish): lorry UK; truck US

Definitions

  1. lorry UK; truck US

Ancestry of “camión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamionlorry (UK); truck (US)
2Frenchcheminpath, way; road
3Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
4Old Frenchcheminroute; way
5Latincammīnusway
6Gaulishunknown—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch

Words derived from “camión”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos →Every word from Gaulish unknown →Every word from Latin cammīnus →
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