Where does “champignon” come from?
champignon (French) comes from Old French champignuel, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
champignon (French): mushroom; fungus in general; accelerator pedal
Definitions
- mushroom; fungus in general; accelerator pedal
Ancestry of “champignon”, step by step
champignon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French champignuel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | champignuel | that grows in the field |
| 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 Vulgar Latin campaniolus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | campaniolus | growing in the field; grows in the field |
| 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 |