Where does “cubrecama” come from?
cubrecama (Spanish) comes from Spanish cama, from Old Spanish cama, from Late Latin cama, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
cubrecama (Spanish): bedspread
Definitions
- bedspread
Ancestry of “cubrecama”, step by step
cubrecama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cama | bed |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cama | bed |
| 3 | Late Latin | cama | bed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |