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Where does “hartkamer” come from?

hartkamer (Dutch) comes from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch cāmere, from Old Dutch kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.

hartkamer (Dutch): ventricle, lower chamber of a heart

Definitions

  1. ventricle, lower chamber of a heart

Ancestry of “hartkamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkamerA room, physical chamber in a building; A...
2Middle Dutchcāmereroom, barn, house
3Old Dutchkamara—
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati—
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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