Where does “campery” come from?
campery (English) comes from English camp, from Middle English kampe, from Old English camp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
campery (English): Ostentatiously effeminate behaviour from a man
Definitions
- Ostentatiously effeminate behaviour from a man
Ancestry of “campery”, step by step
campery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English camp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camp | An outdoor place acting as temporary... |
| 2 | Middle English | kampe | An armed military conflict; a clash; A... |
| 3 | Old English | camp | combat; an enclosed piece of land |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |