Where does “gamella” come from?
gamella (Italian) comes from French gamelle, from Spanish gamella, from Latin camella, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
gamella (Italian): mess tin; billy, billycan
Definitions
- mess tin; billy, billycan
Ancestry of “gamella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | gamelle | mess tin, mess kit, dixie; billy, billycan; a... |
| 2 | Spanish | gamella | — |
| 3 | Latin | camella | — |
| 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 |