Where does “Campanian” come from?
Campanian comes from English Campania, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -anus, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.
Campanian (English): Someone from Campania
Definitions
- Someone from Campania
Ancestry of “Campanian”, step by step
Campanian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ān | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ān | a, an indefinite article |
| 3 | Old English | ān | lonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via English campania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | campania | Open country |
| 2 | Italian | Campania | — |
| 3 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 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 |
via French campanien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | campanien | — |