Where does “kamarádšoft” come from?
kamarádšoft (Czech) comes from German Kameradschaft, from German Kamerad, from Dutch kameraad, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara — to bend, to curve.
kamarádšoft (Czech): friendship, camaraderie
Definitions
- friendship, camaraderie
Ancestry of “kamarádšoft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kameradschaft | camaraderie, comradeship, fellowship, friendship |
| 2 | German | Kamerad | comrade, a fellow soldier; comrade, a fellow, a... |
| 3 | Dutch | kameraad | comrade |
| 4 | French | camarade | Buddy, mate; Comrade |
| 5 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 6 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 7 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 8 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 10 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |