Where does “cămăruță” come from?
cămăruță (Romanian) comes from Romanian cămară, from Greek κάμαρα, 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.
cămăruță (Romanian): small room
Definitions
- small room
Ancestry of “cămăruță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cămară | pantry, larder |
| 2 | Greek | κάμαρα | room, bedroom, 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 |