Where does “comrade” come from?
Comrade comes from Middle English comered, from Middle French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Latin camera meaning chamber or room.
comrade (English): A mate, companion, or associate; A companion in...
Definitions
- A mate, companion, or associate; A companion in...
Ancestry of “comrade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | camarade | — |
| 2 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 3 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 4 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 5 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |