Where does “Campania” come from?
Campania (English) comes from Italian Campania, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
Campania (English): Open country
Ancestry of “Campania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Campania | — |
| 2 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 3 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |