Where does “champagne powder” come from?
champagne powder (English) comes from English Champagne, from French Champagne, from Old French champagne, from Late Latin campania, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
champagne powder (English): Powdery snow
Definitions
- Powdery snow
Ancestry of “champagne powder”, step by step
champagne powder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Champagne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Champagne | Alternative form of champagne |
| 2 | French | Champagne | region and former province of France |
| 3 | Old French | champagne | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | campania | open country, battlefield; field; level country |
| 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 powder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | powder | The fine particles which are the result of... |
| 2 | Middle English | poudre | powder; The results of the decomposition of one's... |
| 3 | Old French | poudre | powder; dust |
| 4 | Late Latin | pulvera | — |
| 5 | Latin | pulvis | dust, powder; an arena, place of contest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |