Where does “campus” come from?

Campus comes from Latin campus, derived from Proto-Indo-European kamp-, which traces to Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-.

campus (English): The grounds or property of a school, college,...

Definitions

  1. The grounds or property of a school, college,...

Ancestry of “campus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “campus”

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