chamel

Middle English

Noun

chamel

  1. Alternative form of camel

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

chamel oblique singular, 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)

  1. (zoology) camel
  2. camel-skin

Descendants
  • English: camel (through Anglo-Norman)
  • Middle 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)

  1. camel
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