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Where does “chaumer” come from?

chaumer (Scots) comes from Middle English chambre, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

chaumer (Scots): chamber, room; bedroom; parlour

Definitions

  1. chamber, room; bedroom; parlour

Ancestry of “chaumer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchambreroom; chamber; Alternative form of caumber
2Old Frenchchambreroom; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters
3LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
4Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
5Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
6Proto-Iraniankamárati—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “chaumer”

  • for-sheòmar
  • seòmarach
  • cùil-sheòmar
  • frith-sheòmar
  • eadar-sheòmar
  • ceòl seòmrach
  • seòmar
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