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Where does “Kämpfer” come from?

Kämpfer (German) comes from French camphre, from Middle French champore, from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫 — lime, calcium.

Kämpfer (German): agent noun of kämpfen; fighter

Definitions

  1. agent noun of kämpfen; fighter

Ancestry of “Kämpfer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcamphrecamphor
2Middle Frenchchampore—
3Old Frenchcamphore—
4Medieval Latincamphora—
5Ancient Greekκαμφορά—
6Arabicكَافُور—
7Malaykapurlime
8Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
9Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
10Palikappūra—
11Old Malaykapur—
12Proto-Malayic*kapur—
13Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “Kämpfer”

  • kaempferol
  • dihydrokaempferol
  • Ringkämpfer
  • Freiheitskämpfer
  • Wahlkämpferin
  • Wahlkämpfer
  • Kämpferin
  • Vorkämpfer
  • Straßenkämpfer
  • Widerstandskämpfer
  • Kaempfer
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