Where does “campagna” come from?

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

campagna (English): A flat stretch of countryside; open rural plain

Definitions

  1. A flat stretch of countryside; open rural plain

Ancestry of “campagna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancampagnarural area: country, countryside; cultivated...
2Latincampānia—
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- →