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Where does “chambranle” come from?

chambranle (English) comes from French chambranle, from Latin camerandus, from Latin camerō, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.

chambranle (English): In architecture, the case or frame used on three...

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  1. In architecture, the case or frame used on three...

Ancestry of “chambranle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchambranleframe, casing; mantlepiece
2Latincamerandus
3Latincamerō—
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
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