Where does “Campine” come from?

Campine (English) comes from Medieval Latin Campania, from Latin campāneus, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Campine (English): A chicken of a breed originating from the aforementioned region

Definitions

  1. A chicken of a breed originating from the aforementioned region

Ancestry of “Campine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinCampania—
2Latincampāneusof or pertaining to the fields
3LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →