dromadaire
Norman
noun
Definitions
- (Jersey) dromedary
Etymology
Inherited from Old French dromadaire inherited from Latin dromedarius (fast running), dromas derived from Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (running camel).
Origin
Ancient Greek
δρομὰς κάμηλος
Gloss
running camel
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dromas Latin
- dromas, dromadis Latin
- dromedarius Latin
- Dromedar German
- Trampeltier German
- dromedár Hungarian
- dromedario Italian
- dromedario Spanish, Castilian
- δρομάς Ancient Greek
- δρομὰς κάμηλος Ancient Greek
- dromedar Norwegian Bokmål
- dromader Polish
- dromedar Norwegian Nynorsk
- dromadaire Irish
- dromadaire Old French
- dromedaire Old French
- dromedario Galician