Where does “ciambellano” come from?
ciambellano (Italian) comes from French chambellan, from Old French chamberlan, from Frankish kamarling, from Proto-Germanic kamarlingaz, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
ciambellano (Italian): chamberlain
Definitions
- chamberlain
Ancestry of “ciambellano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chambellan | chamberlain |
| 2 | Old French | chamberlan | — |
| 3 | Frankish | kamarling | chamberlain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kamarlingaz | — |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |