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Where does “Kameradschaft” come from?

Kameradschaft (German) comes from German Kamerad, from Dutch kameraad, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara, from Vulgar Latin camara — to bend, to curve.

Ancestry of “Kameradschaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKameradcomrade, a fellow soldier; comrade, a fellow, a...
2Dutchkameraad—
3FrenchcamaradeBuddy, mate; Comrade
4Italiancameratadormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or...
5Spanishcamaradacomrade
6Spanishcámararoom; camera; chamber
7Old Spanishcamara—
8Vulgar LatincamaraAlternative spelling of camera; second-person...
9LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
10Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
11Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
12Proto-Iraniankamárati—
13Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “Kameradschaft”

  • kameradschaftlich
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