Cam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"
English
Etymology 1
From Old English Granta, Grantebrycge, the former name of the modern Cambridge, ultimately from a Celtic word for "crooked," Proto-Celtic *kambos, from late Proto-Indo-European *(s)kambo- (“crooked”), shared with Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós).
Proper noun
Cam
- A river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
- Synonym: Granta (south of Cambridge)
- A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7400).
- A minor river in Gloucestershire which flows into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
Etymology 2
Shortening.
References
- Ranko Matasović - Toward a relative chronology of the earliest Baltic and Slavic sound changes, University of Zagreb, 2005
- Bowman, Wrigley (1922): Geographical Review, Volume 12
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Derived terms
Eastern Cham
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cam/, /caːm/
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
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