What is the Latin word for camel?

The usual Latin words for “camel” are camēlus, cămēlīnus, Sīlius; also cămēlārĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“camel” in Latin

camēlusa camel cămēlīnusrelating to a camel Sīliusa Roman nomen gentilicium cămēlārĭusa cameldriver

The English word camel itself goes back to Latin camēlus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

camel s.

camelus: with two hunches, camelus dromas; camelus Bactriae (camelus Bactrianus): of or belonging to a camel, camelinus: a driver of camels, cameli magister (Silius, It., 4, 616): qui camelum regit (Aust., 8, 14, 39): a keeper of camels, camelarius (Arcad., Dig., 50, 4, 18, and 11): camel’s hair, pilus cameli: seta cameli (for the tail).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for camel?: The usual Latin words for “camel” are camēlus, cămēlīnus, Sīlius; also cămēlārĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.