caminho

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

caminno, camỹo, camĩo

Etymology

    Inherited from Early Medieval 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 (Portugal, Oporto):(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