Where does “comradeship” come from?
Comradeship derives from Middle English -schipe combined with Middle French camarade, which comes from Italian camerata, formed from Latin camera meaning "chamber" or "room."
comradeship (English): The company or friendship of others, or sharing a...
Definitions
- The company or friendship of others, or sharing a...
Ancestry of “comradeship”, 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 |