Where does “kemppi” come from?
kemppi (Finnish) comes from Swedish kämpe, from Danish kæmpe, from Middle Low German kempe, from Old Saxon kempio, from Proto-Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kemppi (Finnish): An insect of the superfamily Psylloidea
Definitions
- An insect of the superfamily Psylloidea
Ancestry of “kemppi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kämpe | fighter |
| 2 | Danish | kæmpe | gigantic, colossal; giant; warrior |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kempe | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | kempio | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *kamp | — |
| 6 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |