Etymology

camion

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Today it means: A truck or wagon, especially one used to transport ordnance. Full definition →

French camion ← Latin chamūlcusder.? ← Ancient Greek χαμουλκός (khamoulkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)keng-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰengʰ-der.?
  3. Proto-Celtic*kengeti?
  4. Proto-Celtic*kanxsman
  5. Gaulish*kamman
  6. Early Medieval Latincammīnus
  7. Old Frenchchemin
  8. Middle Frenchchemin
  9. Frenchcheminder.?
  10. Ancient Greekχαμουλκός (khamoulkós)
  11. Latinchamūlcusder.?
  12. Frenchcamion
  13. English todaycamion

Borrowed from French camion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.