Where does “kompo” come from?

kompo (Finnish) comes from English compo, from Italian campo, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kompo (Finnish): compo

Definitions

  1. compo

Ancestry of “kompo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompoAbbreviation of compensation; Abbreviation of...
2Italiancampofield; battlefield, airfield; range
3LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →