Where does “camarlenc” come from?
camarlenc (Old Occitan) comes from Medieval Latin camerlingus, from Frankish kamarling, from Proto-Germanic kamarlingaz, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
camarlenc (Old Occitan): chamberlain
Ancestry of “camarlenc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | camerlingus | chamberlain; serf |
| 2 | Frankish | kamarling | chamberlain |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kamarlingaz | — |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |