Where does “klassekamerat” come from?
klassekamerat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
klassekamerat (Norwegian Nynorsk): classmate
Definitions
- classmate
Ancestry of “klassekamerat”, step by step
klassekamerat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kamerat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk klasse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | klasse | <br>; a class |