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Where does “campanile” come from?

Campanile comes from Italian campanile, from Italian campana (bell), from Latin campanus (of the Campania region), from Latin campus (field), from Proto-Indo-European kamp-.

campanile (English): A bell tower , often associated with a church or...

Definitions

  1. A bell tower , often associated with a church or...

Ancestry of “campanile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancampanilebell tower; belfry
2Italiancampanabell
3Late Latincampanastilyard; bell; bell; a large bell used in late...
4LatinCampananominative feminine singular of Campānus;...
5LatinCampanusCampanian
6LatinCampaniathe level country; Campania; a region of Italy in...
7LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →