Etymology

cameloid

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Today it means: Like a camel, or as found in a camel. Full definition →

English camel ← Middle English camel ← Old Northern French came
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκάμηλος (kámēlos)
  2. Vulgar Latin*camellus
  3. Old Northern Frenchcame
  4. Middle Englishcamel
  5. Englishcamel
  6. English todaycameloid

From camel + -oid.

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