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cammino

Cammino is an Italian noun meaning path, road, or journey. It is masculine singular (il cammino) and used for both physical routes and more conceptual courses of life. The plural form is i cammini. In everyday Italian, cammino can refer to any route that can be walked as well as to a figurative process or progression.

As a physical sense, cammino denotes a route that one travels on foot, such as a road,

Etymology and related forms: cammino is derived from the verb camminare, meaning to walk, sharing its root

Usage and context: In Italian, cammino appears in travel writing, religious contexts emphasizing pilgrimages, and discussions

See also: sentiero, percorso, strada, via; camminare.

trail,
or
itinerary.
In
a
figurative
sense,
it
describes
a
process,
a
course
of
events,
or
a
person’s
development
over
time,
for
example
a
cammino
di
fede
(a
journey
of
faith)
or
a
cammino
di
crescita
(a
path
of
growth).
The
expression
in
cammino
is
commonly
used
to
signify
ongoing
movement
toward
a
destination.
with
other
Romance-language
terms
for
walking
and
travel.
This
connection
to
movement
is
central
to
the
word’s
broader
use
beyond
a
mere
physical
route.
of
personal
or
collective
development.
It
is
also
encountered
in
the
naming
of
itineraries
or
routes,
sometimes
as
part
of
phrases
that
specify
the
geographic
or
thematic
nature
of
the
journey.