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Where does “eadar-sheòmar” come from?

eadar-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.

eadar-sheòmar (Scottish Gaelic): lobby

Definitions

  1. lobby

Ancestry of “eadar-sheòmar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseòmarroom, chamber, apartment
2Scotschaumerchamber, room; bedroom; parlour
3Middle Englishchambreroom; chamber; Alternative form of caumber
4Old Frenchchambreroom; chamber; bedroom, sleeping quarters
5LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
6Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
7Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
8Proto-Iraniankamárati—
9Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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