Where does “Champagne” come from?
Champagne (French) comes from Old French champagne, from Late Latin campania, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
Champagne (French): region and former province of France
Definitions
- region and former province of France
Ancestry of “Champagne”, step by step
Champagne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French champagne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | champagne | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | campania | open country, battlefield; field; level country |
| 3 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Medieval Latin Campania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | Campania | — |
| 2 | Latin | campāneus | of or pertaining to the fields |
| 3 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |
via Latin campānia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | campānia | — |