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Where does “kameradschaftlich” come from?

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

kameradschaftlich (German): comradely, companionable

Definitions

  1. comradely, companionable

Ancestry of “kameradschaftlich”, step by step

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