chamel
Middle English
Noun
chamel
- Alternative form of camel
Old French
Alternative forms
- cameil, camel, camuel
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *camellus, a variant of Classical Latin camēlus.
Noun
chamel m (oblique plural chameaus or chameax or chamiaus or chamiax or chamels, nominative singular chameaus or chameax or chamiaus or chamiax or chamels, nominative plural chamel)
- camel
Descendants
- English: camel (through Anglo-Norman)
- Middle French: chameau
- French: chameau
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (chamel, supplement)
Romansch
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *camellus, a variant of Classical Latin camēlus.
Noun
chamel m (plural chamels)
- camel