Where does “Camelopardalis” come from?

Camelopardalis (Translingual) comes from Latin camēlopardalis, from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος, from Proto-Semitic gamal-.

Camelopardalis (Translingual): genus}}

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Camelopardalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincamēlopardalisA giraffe, camelopard
2Ancient Greekκαμηλοπάρδαλιςgiraffe
3Ancient Greekκάμηλοςcamel
4Proto-Semiticgamal-
Every word from Proto-Semitic gamal-Every word from Ancient Greek κάμηλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις