Where does “ceòl seòmrach” come from?
ceòl seòmrach (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.
ceòl seòmrach (Scottish Gaelic): chamber music
Ancestry of “ceòl seòmrach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |