Where does “campagne” come from?
campagne (French) comes from Italian campagna, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
campagne (French): country , countryside; campaign
Definitions
- country , countryside; campaign
Ancestry of “campagne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | campagna | rural area: country, countryside; cultivated... |
| 2 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “campagne”