Etymology

bicameral

bi·cam·er·al
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Today it means: Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin camera ← Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂em-
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
  8. Proto-Iranian*kamarā
  9. Ancient Greekκαμάρα (kamára)
  10. Latincamera
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. English todaybicameral

From bi- + Latin camera (“chamber”) + English -al.

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