Etymology of the English word chamois
the English word
chamoisderived from the Old French word
chamoisderived from the Late Latin word
camoxDate
The earliest known usage of chamois in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Danish
chamois, Dutch
chamois, Dutch
gems, Dutch
zeemleder, French
chamois, German
chamois, German
Gams, German
Gemse, German
Sämischleder, Icelandic
gemsa, Italian
camozza, Norwegian
chamois, Norwegian
gemse, Portuguese
camuça, Swedish
gäms, Swedish
sämskskinnUsage
Word found in Modern English
