Where does “ċumnija” come from?
ċumnija (Maltese) comes from Sicilian ciminìa, from Old Spanish chimenea, from Old Spanish cheminea, from Old French cheminee, from Latin camināta, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- — to bend, to curve.
ċumnija (Maltese): chimney
Definitions
- chimney
Ancestry of “ċumnija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | ciminìa | chimney (construction raised above the roof to expel the smoke of a fireplace) |
| 2 | Old Spanish | chimenea | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cheminea | — |
| 4 | Old French | cheminee | chimney |
| 5 | Latin | camināta | room with a chimney, living room, parlour |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |