Where does “unicameral” come from?
unicameral (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.
unicameral (Portuguese): unicameral
Definitions
- unicameral
Ancestry of “unicameral”, step by step
unicameral traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese câmera
| 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 |
via Portuguese al
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | al | everything, the rest; other, another |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | al | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ale | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Portuguese uni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | uni |