Where does “chimenea” come from?
chimenea (English) comes from Spanish chimenea, from Old Spanish chimenea, from Old Spanish cheminea, from Old French cheminee, from Latin camināta, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- — to bend, to curve.
chimenea (English): A Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and...
Definitions
- A Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and...
Ancestry of “chimenea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | chimenea | chimney; smokestack; funnel |
| 2 | Old Spanish | chimenea | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cheminea | — |
| 4 | Old French | cheminee | chimney |
| 5 | Latin | camināta | — |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |