Where does “champ” come from?
champ (French) comes from Middle French champ, from Old French champ, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
champ (French): field in its various senses, "including"
Definitions
- field in its various senses, "including"
Ancestry of “champ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | champ | — |
| 2 | Old French | champ | field; battlefield |
| 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 “champ”