A large truck or lorry used for heavy transport and hauling cargo, especially in French and Spanish-speaking countries.
From French 'camion' and Spanish 'camión,' ultimately from Latin 'camia' meaning 'container' or 'load,' with the -on suffix indicating a vehicle.
The word camion traveled from Latin into French and Spanish, and then into English—showing how trade and transportation vocabulary moves between languages as countries do business together!
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