Etymology of the English word camlet
the English word
camletderived from the Old French word
camelotderived from the Arabic word
hamlatderived from the Arabic word
hamlahderived from the Old French word
chamelotderived from the Arabic word
ḫamladerived from the French word
chameauderived from the Classical Latin word
camelus (camel, dromedary)
derived from the Greek word
kamelos, κάμηλος (a 'camel')
Date
The earliest known usage of camlet in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
