Where does “kampanero” come from?
kampanero (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish campanero, from Spanish campaña, from Late Latin campana, from Latin Campana, from Latin Campanus, from Latin Campania, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
Ancestry of “kampanero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | campanero | bellman; campanero |
| 2 | Spanish | campaña | campaign; countryside; base |
| 3 | Late Latin | campana | stilyard; bell; bell; a large bell used in late... |
| 4 | Latin | Campana | nominative feminine singular of Campānus;... |
| 5 | Latin | Campanus | Campanian |
| 6 | Latin | Campania | the level country; Campania; a region of Italy in... |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |