The Spanish word 'camarón' (meaning 'shrimp') has an interesting journey from ancient languages. It started with the Ancient Greek word 'kammaros' (κάμμαρος), which meant 'shrimp' or 'crayfish'. This word was borrowed into Latin as 'cammarus', keeping the same meaning.

In Spanish, this evolved into the word 'cámaro' meaning 'small shrimp'. The modern form 'camarón' was created by adding the Spanish augmentative suffix '-ón' to 'cámaro'. While '-ón' usually makes things bigger, in this case, it has become the standard word for 'shrimp' in Spanish, regardless of size.

The simpler Spanish word 'cámaro' (meaning 'small shrimp') is directly related to 'camarón', as it's actually the base word to which the suffix '-ón' was added. However, 'cámaro' is now less commonly used than 'camarón' in modern Spanish.

While English doesn't have many common words directly related to 'camarón', the scientific names for several crustacean species use the Latin form 'cammarus', showing the enduring influence of this ancient word. For example, the genus 'Gammarus' (a type of small crustacean) comes from the same Greek root.