Where does “campus” come from?

campus (Dutch) comes from English campus, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campus (Dutch): campus

Definitions

  1. campus

Ancestry of “campus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcampusThe grounds or property of a school, college,...
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- →