chimney

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκάμῑνος“furnace”
2. Latin · derived fromcamīnus
3. Late Latin · derived fromcamīnāta
4. Old French · derived fromcheminee
5. Middle English · inherited fromchymeneye
6. English todaychimney

From Middle English chymeneye, chymneye, chymene, from Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμῑνος (kámīnos, “furnace”). Doublet of chimenea.