Where does “upper chamber” come from?
upper chamber (English) comes from English chamber, from Middle English chambre, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
upper chamber (English): The upper legislative chamber in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower chamber
Definitions
- The upper legislative chamber in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower chamber
Ancestry of “upper chamber”, step by step
upper chamber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chamber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chamber | A room or set of rooms, "particularly"; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | chambre | room; chamber; Alternative form of caumber |
| 3 | Old French | chambre | room; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters |
| 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 |