Where does “cùil-sheòmar” come from?
cùil-sheòmar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seòmar, from Scots chaumer, from Middle English chambre, from Old French chambre, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
cùil-sheòmar (Scottish Gaelic): bedchamber; back room
Definitions
- bedchamber; back room
Ancestry of “cùil-sheòmar”, step by step
cùil-sheòmar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic seòmar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | seòmar | room, chamber, apartment |
| 2 | Scots | chaumer | chamber, room; bedroom; parlour |
| 3 | Middle English | chambre | room; chamber; Alternative form of caumber |
| 4 | Old French | chambre | room; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters |
| 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 |