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
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Ancestry of “eadar-sheòmar”, step by step
eadar-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 |
via Scottish Gaelic eadar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | eadar | between |
| 2 | English | Eider | the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein |
| 3 | Swedish | ejder | eider; common eider, the species "Somateria... |
| 4 | Low German | eider | — |
| 5 | Icelandic | æður | eider; vein; wadable |
| 6 | Old Norse | æðr | vein; eider |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ēþrō | vein |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ēt-er- | stomach, intestines |