'camouflage' originates from French, specifically the word 'camoufler,' where 'camoufler' meant 'to disguise.'

'camoufler' transformed into the English word 'camouflage,' and eventually became the modern English word 'camouflaging' as its present participle form.

Initially, it meant 'to disguise or hide,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.