Where does “chamberware” come from?

chamberware (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.

chamberware (English): Toiletries that are designed for use in a bedroom, such as bowls with ewers, shaving mugs, chamber pots, soap dishes, etc

Definitions

  1. Toiletries that are designed for use in a bedroom, such as bowls with ewers, shaving mugs, chamber pots, soap dishes, etc

Ancestry of “chamberware”, step by step

chamberware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chamber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchamberA room or set of rooms, "particularly"; A...
2Middle Englishchambreroom; chamber; Alternative form of caumber
3Old Frenchchambreroom; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters
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

via English Ware

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWareA placename
2Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratiEvery word from Proto-Iranian kamárati