chambellan
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French chamberlan, chamberlenc, from Frankish *kamarling, from Proto-Germanic *kamarlingaz (whence Old High German chamarling and also ultimately French camerlingue through Italian). The root of the word is Latin camera + Frankish *-ling (nominal suffix) from Proto-Germanic *-lingaz (nominal suffix), and the word was most likely coined at the court of the Frankish kings. More at chamber, -ling. Doublet of camerlingue.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chambellan m (plural chambellans)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Italian: ciambellano
- → Spanish: chambelán
References edit
- “chambellan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “chambellan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.