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chamel

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Middle English

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Noun

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chamel

  1. Alternative form of camel

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *camellus, a variant of Classical Latin camēlus.

Noun

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chamel oblique singularm (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)

  1. (zoology) camel
  2. camel-skin

Descendants

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  • English: camel (through Anglo-Norman)
  • Middle French: chameau

References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (chamel, supplement)

Romansch

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *camellus, a variant of Classical Latin camēlus.

Noun

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chamel m (plural chamels)

  1. camel