Etymology of the French word chamois
the Old French word
chamoisderived from the Late Latin word
camoxDate
The earliest known usage of chamois in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
chamoiser,
chamoisette,
chamoisineDerivations in other languages
English
chamoisCognates
Danish
chamois, Dutch
chamois, Dutch
gems, Dutch
zeemleder, English
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 Old French
