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

Definitions

  1. Open country

Ancestry of “campania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCampania—
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

Words derived from “campania”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →