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