Etymology of the English word chamber
the English word
chamberderived from the Old French word
chambrederived from the Late Latin word
camera (camera; room, vault, vaulted)
derived from the Greek word
kamara, καμάρα
Derivations in English
chambermaid,
bedchamber,
chambered,
chamberingCognates
Dutch
kamer, French
chambre, German
Kammer, Italian
camera, Norwegian
kammer, Provençal
cambra, Spanish
camara, Swedish
kammareUsage
Word found in Modern English
