chemin

See also: CheMin

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin cammīnus.

Noun

chemin m (plural chemins) (ORB, broad)

1. path, way

   Synonym: rota

Related terms

• chemenar

References

• chemin in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• chemin in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France – map 262 – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “cammīnus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 144

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chemin, from Old French chemin, from Early Medieval Latin cammīnus, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman, from *kengeti + *-sman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.mɛ̃/

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Noun

chemin m (plural chemins)

1. path, way, road

   Synonym: sentier

   Je suis venu par le chemin.

   I came by the trail.

2. (Louisiana) road

   Synonym: route

Derived terms

• acheminer
• aller son petit bonhomme de chemin
• chemin de croix
• chemin de Damas
• chemin de fer
• chemin des écoliers
• chemin faisant
• chemin méchant
• cheminement
• cheminer
• droit chemin
• faire son chemin
• mi-chemin
• ne pas y aller par quatre chemins
• passer son chemin
• perdre son chemin
• prendre le chemin
• rebrousser chemin
• tous les chemins mènent à Rome
• vieux comme les chemins

Further reading

• “chemin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chemin, from Early Medieval Latin cammīnus, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman, from *kengeti + *-sman.

Noun

chemin m (plural chemins)

1. path; way

Descendants

• French: chemin

Old French

Alternative forms

• cemin, kemin (northern)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cammīnus, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman, from *kengeti + *-sman.

Pronunciation

• (classical) IPA^(key): /tʃəˈmin/, (northern) /kəˈmin/
• (late) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈmin/, (northern) /kəˈmin/

Noun

chemin oblique singular, m (oblique plural chemins, nominative singular chemins, nominative plural chemin)

1. route; way

   Synonyms: curs, route, voie

Descendants

• Middle French: chemin
  • French: chemin
• Norman: ch'min (Guernsey), c'mîn (Jersey), quémîn
• Walloon: tchimin