Where does “kamerák” come from?
kamerák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kamera, from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
kamerák (Hungarian): nominative plural of kamera
Definitions
- nominative plural of kamera
Ancestry of “kamerák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kamera | camera; video camera |
| 2 | English | camera | A device for taking still or moving pictures or... |
| 3 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |