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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

  1. comrade

Ancestry of “camarada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcámararoom; camera; chamber
2Old Spanishcamara—
3Vulgar LatincamaraAlternative spelling of camera; second-person...
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati—
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “camarada”

  • comrade
  • camaraderie
  • comradeship
  • comradely
  • comradery
  • uncomradely
  • comradeliness
  • comradeless
  • uncomradeliness
  • comradess
  • camaradería
  • camerata
  • cameratesco
  • camarade
  • camaraderie
  • Klassenkameradin
  • Klassenkamerad
  • Kamerad
  • camarada
  • camaraderia
  • kamarado
  • gamrat
  • gach
  • comered
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