Where does “chamber” come from?
Chamber comes from Middle English chambre, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, originally meaning a vaulted room or vault.
chamber (English): A room or set of rooms, "particularly"; A...
Definitions
- A room or set of rooms, "particularly"; A...
Ancestry of “chamber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | chambre | room; chamber; Alternative form of caumber |
| 2 | Old French | chambre | room; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |