myEtymology.com: English etymology of chamberlain

Etymology of the English word chamberlain

the English word chamberlain

derived from the Old French word chamberlayn

derived from the Old French word chamberlenc

derived from the Frankish word kamerling

derived from the Late Latin word camera (camera; room, vault, vaulted)

derived from the Greek word kamara, καμάρα

derived from the Old French word chamberlain

derived from the Frankish word kamarling

derived from the Greek word kamara, καμάρα

The earliest known usage of chamberlain in English dates from the 13th century.

Word found in Modern English