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 (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside
Definitions
- country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside
Ancestry of “campagne”, step by step
campagne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian campagna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Old Occitan campanha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | campanha | — |