Where does “lekekamerat” come from?
lekekamerat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kamerat, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera — to bend, to curve.
lekekamerat (Norwegian Bokmål): a playmate
Definitions
- a playmate
Ancestry of “lekekamerat”, step by step
lekekamerat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kamerat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kamerat | friend, companion, comrade, mate |
| 2 | French | camarade | Buddy, mate; Comrade |
| 3 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 4 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 5 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 6 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |