Etymology

Chambéry

Today it means: A city and prefecture, the capital of Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Full definition →

French Chamberi ← Medieval Latin Chamberium ← Gaulish *camboritos
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The story

  1. Gaulish · derived from*camboritos“bent ford”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromChamberium
  3. French · derived fromChamberi
  4. English todayChambéry

From French Chamberi, from Medieval Latin Chamberium << Cambariaco << Cambariacum << Camefriacum, of uncertain origin, possibly Gaulish *camboritos (“bent ford”); see Breton Kemper. More at Chambéry.

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