Where does “bicameral” come from?
bicameral (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese câmera, from Portuguese câmara, from Old Portuguese camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
bicameral (Portuguese): bicameral having two separate legislative chambers
Definitions
- bicameral having two separate legislative chambers
Ancestry of “bicameral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | câmera | camera; chamber |
| 2 | Portuguese | câmara | chamber; council; camera |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | camara | room, chamber |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |