Where does “chimenea” come from?
chimenea (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish chimenea, from Old Spanish cheminea, from Old French cheminee, from Latin camināta, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
chimenea (Spanish): chimney; smokestack; funnel
Definitions
- chimney; smokestack; funnel
Ancestry of “chimenea”, step by step
chimenea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish chimenea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | chimenea | — |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cheminea | — |
| 3 | Old French | cheminee | chimney |
| 4 | Latin | camināta | room with a chimney, living room, parlour |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via French cheminée
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cheminée | a chimney; a fireplace or hearth; a vertical... |