Etymology of the English word comrade
the English word
comradederived from the Old French word
camaradederived from the Old Spanish word
camaradaderived from the Spanish word
cámaraderived from the Late Latin word
camera (camera; room, vault, vaulted)
derived from the Greek word
kamara, καμάρα
derived from the Old Spanish word
camaraderived from the Late Latin word
camera (camera; room, vault, vaulted)
derived from the Greek word
kamara, καμάρα
Date
The earliest known usage of comrade in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
comradelyCognates
Dutch
kameraad, French
camarade, German
Kamerad, Italian
camerata, Norwegian
kamerat, Swedish
kamratUsage
Word found in Modern English
