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Where does “campanulate” come from?

campanulate (English) comes from Latin campanula, from Latin Campāna, from Latin Campānus, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campanulate (English): Shaped like a bell

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a bell

Ancestry of “campanulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincampanulasmall bell
2LatinCampāna—
3LatinCampānus—
4Latincampānia—
5LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “campanulate”

  • subcampanulate
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