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Where does “chamizo” come from?

chamizo (Spanish) comes from Galician chamizo, from Galician chama, from Old Portuguese chama, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.

chamizo (Spanish): shack, hut

Definitions

  1. shack, hut

Ancestry of “chamizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianchamizodry or partially burnt twig used as firewood;...
2Galicianchamaflame; third-person singular present indicative...
3Old Portuguesechama—
4Latinflammaflame, fire
5Latinflāgrāre—
6Latinfrāgrō—
7Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “chamizo”

  • chamiso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →