Where does “camera obscura” come from?

camera obscura (New Latin) comes 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.

camera obscura (New Latin): dark chamber

Definitions

  1. dark chamber

Ancestry of “camera obscura”, step by step

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

Words derived from “camera obscura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati →Every word from Proto-Iranian kamárati →