Where does “comradely” come from?
comradely (English) comes from English comrade, from Middle French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera — to bend, to curve.
comradely (English): Having the characteristics of a comrade or of...
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- Having the characteristics of a comrade or of...
Ancestry of “comradely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comrade | A mate, companion, or associate; A companion in... |
| 2 | Middle French | camarade | — |
| 3 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 4 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 5 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 6 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |