Where does “kamelyo” come from?

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

kamelyo (Tagalog): camel

Definitions

  1. camel

Ancestry of “kamelyo”, 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
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