Where does “subchampionship” come from?
subchampionship (English) comes from English championship, from English champion, from Middle English champioun, from Old French champiun, from Medieval Latin campio, from Frankish kampijō, from Proto-Germanic kampijô, from Latin campus — to bend, to curve.
subchampionship (English): A secondary or subsidiary level of competition within a larger championship structure. It signifies a championship that exists below the main or primary championship
Definitions
- A secondary or subsidiary level of competition within a larger championship structure. It signifies a championship that exists below the main or primary championship
Ancestry of “subchampionship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | championship | A competition to determine a champion, especially... |
| 2 | English | champion | An ongoing winner in a game or contest; Someone... |
| 3 | Middle English | champioun | A sportsperson who utilises brute strength; a... |
| 4 | Old French | champiun | fighter, champion |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | campio | combatant in a duel, champion; champion |
| 6 | Frankish | kampijō | fighter; combat soldier |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kampijô | — |
| 8 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |