dromedarius

== Latin == === Etymology === From Classical Latin dromas, dromadis +‎ -ārius, from Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”), from δρομᾰ́ς (dromắs, “running, swift”). === Noun === dromedārius m (genitive dromedāriī); second declension (Late Latin) A kind of camel. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Ancient Greek: δρομαδάριος (dromadários), δρομεδάριος (dromedários) → Catalan: dromedari → Czech: dromedár → German: Dromedar → Hungarian: dromedár → Icelandic: drómedari → Italian: dromedario → Old French: dromedaireFrench: dromadaireNorman: dromadaire→ Middle English: dromaderEnglish: dromedary→ Welsh: dromedari→ Irish: dromadaire → Old Galician-Portuguese: dromedarioGalician: dromedarioPortuguese: dromedário → Old Spanish: dromedarioSpanish: dromedario (see there for further descendants)