Camaalot

Old French

Etymology

First used by Chrétien de Troyes in medieval French romances, possibly descended from Medieval Latin Camulodunum, the Roman settlement that predated Colchester.

Proper noun

Camaalot m (nominative singular Camaaloz)

1. Camelot

Descendants

• → English: Camelot
• Middle French: Camalot
  • French: Camelot

References

• The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.