caminho

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

caminno, camỹo, camĩo

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin camminus (“way”), from Gaulish *kamman.

Pronunciation

Noun

caminho m (plural caminhos)

  1. way (road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another)

Descendants

  • Fala: camiñu
  • Galician: camiño
  • Portuguese: caminho (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -iɲu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧mi‧nho
  • Audio (Oporto, Portugal)(file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caminho, from Late Latin cammīnus (“way”), from Gaulish. Compare Galician camiño.

Noun

caminho m (plural caminhos)

  1. path
  2. way, route
  3. (by extension) means
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

caminho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of caminhar

Further reading

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