Where does “klassekammerat” come from?
klassekammerat (Danish) comes from Danish kammerat, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera — to bend, to curve.
klassekammerat (Danish): classmate
Definitions
- classmate
Ancestry of “klassekammerat”, step by step
klassekammerat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kammerat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kammerat | mate (e.g. schoolmate) |
| 2 | French | camarade | Buddy, mate; Comrade |
| 3 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 4 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 5 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 6 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Danish klasse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | klasse | class |