Where does “cheminee” come from?
cheminee (Old French) comes from Latin camināta, 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.
cheminee (Old French): chimney
Definitions
- chimney
Ancestry of “cheminee”, step by step
cheminee traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin camināta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | camināta | room with a chimney, living room, parlour |
| 2 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Late Latin caminata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | caminata | — |
via Ecclesiastical Latin camīnāta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | camīnāta | — |