Where does “camarada” come from?
camarada (Portuguese) comes from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
camarada (Portuguese): bro; buddy; pal; mate; comrade
Definitions
- bro; buddy; pal; mate; comrade
Ancestry of “camarada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 2 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 3 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 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 |