LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cammīnus

cammīnus m (genitive cammīnī)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinway
  2. EarlyMedieval Latinpath

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecammīnuscammīnī
genitivecammīnīcammīnōrum
dativecammīnōcammīnīs
accusativecammīnumcammīnōs
ablativecammīnōcammīnīs
vocativecammīnecammīnī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)keng-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰengʰ-der.?
  3. Proto-Celtic*kengeti?
  4. Latincammīnus

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥der. Proto-Celtic *-sman Proto-Celtic *kanxsman Gaulish *kammanbor. Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin cammīnus First attested in writing in the late 7th century in Spain. Borrowed from Gaulish *kamman, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman; compare Celtiberian kamanom and Irish céim (“step, degree”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancamí
  • Occitancamin
  • Occitanchamin
  • Frenchcheminfrom Old French chemin
  • Franco-Provençalchemin
  • Normanch'minfrom Old French chemin
  • Normanc'mînfrom Old French chemin
  • Normanquémînfrom Old French chemin
  • Walloontchiminfrom Old French chemin
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecaminhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese caminho
  • Spanishcaminofrom Old Spanish camino
  • Aragonesecamino
  • Aragonesecamín
  • Extremadurancaminu
  • Asturiancamínfrom Old Leonese camino
  • Leonesecaminufrom Old Leonese camino
  • Leonesecamínfrom Old Leonese camino
  • Mirandesecaminofrom Old Leonese camino
  • Falacamiñufrom Old Galician-Portuguese caminho
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancammino
  • Siciliancaminu
North Italian
  • Liguriancamìn
  • Venetancamìn
  • Venetancamin
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*cammīnāre

Quick answers

What does cammīnus mean in Latin?
cammīnus, a noun, means “way; path”.
What is the genitive of cammīnus?
The genitive singular is cammīnī. cammīnus is masculine, second declension.
Where does cammīnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der.? → Proto-Celtic *kengeti? → Latin cammīnus.