Where does “κάμπος” come from?

κάμπος (Byzantine Greek) comes from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

κάμπος (Byzantine Greek): sea monster; plain

Definitions

  1. sea monster; plain

Ancestry of “κάμπος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “κάμπος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-Every word from Latin campus