camelin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin camelīnus. Compare the inherited doublet chameau, with palatalization.

Adjective

camelin (feminine cameline, masculine plural camelins, feminine plural camelines)

1. (relational) camel

Noun

camelin m (plural camelins)

1. camlet

Further reading

• “camelin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.