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Where does “camarote” come from?

camarote (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.

camarote (Spanish): bunk; cabin; quarters

Definitions

  1. bunk; cabin; quarters

Ancestry of “camarote”, 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
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