🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

caminar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kah-mee-nar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Walking/ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Caminar es saludable."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of moving at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.

    "Walking in the park is a great way to relax."
  2. 2

    A manner of moving on foot.

    "Her walking was graceful and fluid."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'walking' originates from the Old English 'wealcan', meaning 'to roll' or 'to move'. Over time, it evolved through Middle English as 'walken', which referred to the act of moving on foot, reflecting a fundamental human activity.

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