Where does “chamberlet” come from?
chamberlet (English) comes from English chamber, from Middle English chambre, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
chamberlet (English): A little chamber
Definitions
- A little chamber
Ancestry of “chamberlet”, step by step
chamberlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chamber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chamber | A room or set of rooms, "particularly"; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | chambre | room; chamber; Alternative form of caumber |
| 3 | Old French | chambre | room; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |