chymeney
Middle English
/ˈtʃim(ə)neː/
noun
Definitions
- A hearth; where a fire is lighted.
- A chimney; a ventilation chamber for smoke.
- A device for heating; a stove or furnace.
- (rare) Something which heats or forges.
- (rare) Any ventilation chamber.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French cheminee derived from Latin camināta.
Origin
Latin
camināta
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chimney English
- chimney-glass English
- chimneyed English
- chimneyless English
- chimneylike English
- chimneypiece English
- chimneyscape English
- chimneysweeper English
- caminata, [camera] camīnāta Latin
- caminus Latin
- camināta Latin
- camīnus Latin
- camīnāta Latin
- cheminée French
- cheminee Old French
- xemeneia Catalan, Valencian
- चिमनी Hindi
- simnai Welsh
- kemināta Old High German
- cheunm'née Norman
- chim'naïe Norman
- chimnee Norman