Where does “camarada” come from?
camarada (Spanish) comes from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara, from Vulgar Latin camara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
camarada (Spanish): comrade
Definitions
- comrade
Ancestry of “camarada”, step by step
camarada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cámara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 2 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |