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Where does “Kameradschaftlichkeit” come from?

Kameradschaftlichkeit (German) comes from German kameradschaftlich, from German Kameradschaft, from German Kamerad, from Dutch kameraad, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara — to bend, to curve.

Ancestry of “Kameradschaftlichkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankameradschaftlichcomradely, companionable
2GermanKameradschaft—
3GermanKameradcomrade, a fellow soldier; comrade, a fellow, a...
4Dutchkameraad—
5FrenchcamaradeBuddy, mate; Comrade
6Italiancameratadormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or...
7Spanishcamaradacomrade
8Spanishcámararoom; camera; chamber
9Old Spanishcamara—
10Vulgar LatincamaraAlternative spelling of camera; second-person...
11LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
12Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
13Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
14Proto-Iraniankamárati—
15Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
16Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “Kameradschaftlichkeit”

  • Unkameradschaftlichkeit
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