Where does “kampanjointi” come from?
kampanjointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kampanjoida, from Finnish kampanja, from Swedish kampanj, from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
kampanjointi (Finnish): campaigning
Definitions
- campaigning
Ancestry of “kampanjointi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kampanjoida | to campaign |
| 2 | Finnish | kampanja | campaign |
| 3 | Swedish | kampanj | a campaign |
| 4 | French | campagne | country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside |
| 5 | Italian | campagna | rural area: country, countryside; cultivated... |
| 6 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |