Where does “szambonurek” come from?
szambonurek (Polish) comes from Polish szambo, from French chambré, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
szambonurek (Polish): sewer diver
Definitions
- sewer diver
Ancestry of “szambonurek”, step by step
szambonurek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish szambo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szambo | cesspit, septic tank |
| 2 | French | chambré | room temperature (of wine), chambré |
| 3 | Old French | chambre | room; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters |
| 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 |
via Polish nurek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nurek | diver; dive; rhinoceros auklet |
| 2 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 3 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |