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Where does “cambre” come from?

cambre (French) comes from Latin camur, from Ottoman Turkish چامور, from Old Anatolian Turkish چامور, from Proto-Turkic *čalpmur.

cambre (French): past participle of cambrer

Definitions

  1. past participle of cambrer

Ancestry of “cambre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamurcurved, bent, crooked
2Ottoman Turkishچامور—
3Old Anatolian Turkishچامور—
4Proto-Turkic*čalpmur—

Words derived from “cambre”

  • cambré
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