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Where does “cambré” come from?

cambré (English) comes from French cambré, from Latin camur, from Ottoman Turkish چامور, from Old Anatolian Turkish چامور, from Proto-Turkic *čalpmur.

cambré (English): A bending at the waist in any direction, forward,...

Definitions

  1. A bending at the waist in any direction, forward,...

Ancestry of “cambré”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcambrépast participle of cambrer
2Latincamurcurved, bent, crooked
3Ottoman Turkishچامور—
4Old Anatolian Turkishچامور—
5Proto-Turkic*čalpmur—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čalpmur →