Where does “bicameral” come from?
bicameral (Spanish) comes from French bicaméral, from French bi-, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bicameral (Spanish): bicameral
Definitions
- bicameral
Ancestry of “bicameral”, step by step
bicameral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bicaméral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bicaméral | bicameral |
| 2 | French | bi- | bi |
| 3 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 4 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Spanish cameral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cameral | cameral |
| 2 | English | cameral | Relating to a chamber, especially to a judicial... |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |