Where does “uncambered” come from?
uncambered (English) comes from English cambered, from English camber, from Old French cambre, from Latin cambra, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
uncambered (English): Not cambered
Definitions
- Not cambered
Ancestry of “uncambered”, step by step
uncambered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cambered
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cambered | Having camber; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | English | camber | A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a... |
| 3 | Old French | cambre | Alternative form of chambre; bent; chamber |
| 4 | Latin | cambra | medieval spelling of camera |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |