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Where does “cameralista” come from?

cameralista (Italian) comes from Italian camerale, from Italian camera, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

cameralista (Italian): cameralist

Definitions

  1. cameralist

Ancestry of “cameralista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancameralechamber; chamber of commerce; financial
2Italiancameraroom; chamber; bedroom; assembly, parliament
3LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
4Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
5Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
6Proto-Iraniankamárati—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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