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- Latin · derived fromcamurum
- Old French · derived fromcambre“bent”
- English todaycamber
From Old French cambre (“bent”), from Latin camurum, from camur (“arched”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
camber
Today it means: A slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides. Full definition →
Old French cambre ← Latin camurum