Where does “cãmpean” come from?

cãmpean (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian cãmpu, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

cãmpean (Aromanian): plains man

Definitions

  1. plains man

Ancestry of “cãmpean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromaniancãmpufield
2LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →