Etymology of cabaret

The word cabaret (lit. tavern) comes from the old French camberete, from cambre, from the Latin camera, transliteration of the Greek camara.
See also:
"Etymology of camera" here, and
"Etymology of chamber" here.

In modern Greek:
cabare: cabaret [Gr: καμπαρέ; loanword]

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Etymology of chamber

The word chamber comes from the old French chambre (room, chamber), from the Latin camera (vaulted room), which is merely a transliteration of the Greek camara [Gr: καμάρα].

See also the post entitled "Etymology of camera", here.


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