Where does “Kaminaufsatz” come from?

Kaminaufsatz (German) comes from German kamîn, from Middle High German kamîn, from Old High German kemîn, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος — oven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room.

Kaminaufsatz (German): mantelpiece

Definitions

  1. mantelpiece

Ancestry of “Kaminaufsatz”, step by step

Kaminaufsatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kamîn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankamînfireplace
2Middle High Germankamîn—
3Old High Germankemîn—
4Latincamīnusfireplace
5Ancient Greekκάμινοςoven, furnace, kiln; flue for warming a room

via German Aufsatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufsatzessay; attachment, add-on
2Middle High Germanūfsaz—
Every word from Ancient Greek κάμινος →Every word from Latin camīnus →Every word from Old High German kemîn →