Where does “kammarorkester” come from?
kammarorkester (Swedish) comes from Swedish kammare, from Old Norse kamarr, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kammarorkester (Swedish): chamber orchestra
Definitions
- chamber orchestra
Ancestry of “kammarorkester”, step by step
kammarorkester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kammare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kammare | a chamber, a room; a small space, a chamber; an... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kamarr | privy |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Swedish orkester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | orkester | orchestra |
| 2 | Latin | orchēstra | orchestra area in front of a stage |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀρχήστρα | space on which the chorus danced, orchestra |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |