French
Masculine

camion

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lorry (UK); truck (US)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.mjɔ̃/
Etymology

Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
camino
Cognate with Latin
chamūlcus
Cognate with Ancient Greek
χᾰμουλκός
In summary

Unknown origin, however, most likely early 19th century. Possibly from chemin (“way, route”), see Spanish camino, or from Latin chamūlcus (“chariot”), from Ancient Greek χᾰμουλκός (khămoulkós, “crane, windlass, or possibly other machine”), from χθών (khthṓn, “earth, ground”) + ἑλκέω (helkéō, “I drag”).

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