Where does “香檳” come from?
香檳 (Chinese) comes from French Champagne, from Old French champagne, from Late Latin campania, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
香檳 (Chinese): champagne; champion
Ancestry of “香檳”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Champagne | region and former province of France |
| 2 | Old French | champagne | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | campania | open country, battlefield; field; level country |
| 4 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |