Where does “tricamerate” come from?
tricamerate (English) comes from English camerate, from Latin cameratus, 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.
tricamerate (English): Having three chambers or loculi
Definitions
- Having three chambers or loculi
Ancestry of “tricamerate”, step by step
tricamerate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English camerate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camerate | To build in the form of a vault; to arch over; To... |
| 2 | Latin | cameratus | |
| 3 | Latin | camerō | to construct in the form of a vault; to vault, arch, roof over |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |