Where does “skolkamrat” come from?
skolkamrat (Swedish) comes from Swedish kamrat, from German Kamerad, from Dutch kameraad, from French camarade, from Italian camerata, from Spanish camarada, from Spanish cámara, from Old Spanish camara — to bend, to curve.
skolkamrat (Swedish): schoolmate
Definitions
- schoolmate
Ancestry of “skolkamrat”, step by step
skolkamrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kamrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kamrat | friend; mate, companion; comrade; fellow... |
| 2 | German | Kamerad | comrade, a fellow soldier; comrade, a fellow, a... |
| 3 | Dutch | kameraad | comrade |
| 4 | French | camarade | Buddy, mate; Comrade |
| 5 | Italian | camerata | dormitory; companion, mate; A fellow fascist or... |
| 6 | Spanish | camarada | comrade |
| 7 | Spanish | cámara | room; camera; chamber |
| 8 | Old Spanish | camara | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | camara | Alternative spelling of camera; second-person... |
| 10 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Swedish skola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skola | shall, will, be going to; used in the present... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skóli | school |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schôle | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 5 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |