Where does “champaign” come from?
Champaign comes from Old French champaigne, from Late Latin campania, from Latin campus meaning "field," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kamp- and kh₂em-.
champaign (English): Open countryside, or an area of open countryside;...
Definitions
- Open countryside, or an area of open countryside;...
Ancestry of “champaign”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | champaigne | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | campania | open country, battlefield; field; level country |
| 3 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |