chamel

Middle English

Noun

chamel

1. alternative form of camel

Old French

Alternative forms

• cameil, camel, camuel

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
  • French: chameau

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (chamel, supplement)

Romansch

Etymology

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

Noun

chamel m (plural chamels)

1. camel