Where does “câmera” come from?
câmera (Portuguese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
câmera (Portuguese): camera; chamber
Ancestry of “câmera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | câmara | chamber; council; camera |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | camara | room, chamber |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 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 |
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