Where does “bicameralismo” come from?
bicameralismo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bicameral, 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- — to bend, to curve.
Ancestry of “bicameralismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bicameral | bicameral having two separate legislative chambers |
| 2 | Portuguese | câmera | camera; chamber |
| 3 | Portuguese | câmara | chamber; council; camera |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | camara | room, chamber |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |