Where does “presidentinvaalikampanja” come from?
presidentinvaalikampanja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaalikampanja, 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.
presidentinvaalikampanja (Finnish): presidential election campaign
Definitions
- presidential election campaign
Ancestry of “presidentinvaalikampanja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaalikampanja | electioneering; election campaign |
| 2 | Finnish | kampanja | campaign |
| 3 | Swedish | kampanj | a campaign |
| 4 | French | campagne | country , countryside; campaign |
| 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 |