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Where does “šampión” come from?

šampión (Czech) comes from French champion, from Old French champion, from Latin campionem, from Frankish kampijō, from Proto-Germanic kampijô, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

šampión (Czech): A champion

Definitions

  1. A champion

Ancestry of “šampión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchampionchampion
2Old Frenchchampion—
3Latincampionemaccusative singular of campiō; champion, fighter
4Frankishkampijōfighter; combat soldier
5Proto-Germanickampijô—
6LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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