Where does “escura-xemeneies” come from?
escura-xemeneies (Catalan) comes from Catalan xemeneia, from Old Catalan xemenea, from Old French cheminee, from Latin camināta, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
escura-xemeneies (Catalan): chimney sweep
Ancestry of “escura-xemeneies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | xemeneia | chimney |
| 2 | Old Catalan | xemenea | — |
| 3 | Old French | cheminee | chimney |
| 4 | Latin | camināta | — |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |