Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati Proto-Iranian *kamarāder. Ancient Greek καμάρᾱ (kamárā)bor. Latin camerader. Old Northern French cambereteder. Old French cambre Picard Old French camberetder. Middle Dutch cambretder. Middle French cabaret French cabaretbor. English cabaret Borrowed from French cabaret.