Where does “chamberlain” come from?
Chamberlain comes from Middle English chamberlein, from Old French chamberlenc, from Frankish kamarling, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, meaning a vaulted room or chamber.
chamberlain (English): An officer in charge of managing the household of...
Definitions
- An officer in charge of managing the household of...
Ancestry of “chamberlain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | chamberlein | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | chamberlenc | Alternative form of chamberlein; chamberlain |
| 3 | Frankish | kamarling | chamberlain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kamarlingaz | — |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |