Where does “escampar” come from?
escampar (Galician) comes from Spanish escampar, from Spanish Campo, from Old Spanish campo, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
escampar (Galician): to clear up; to stop
Definitions
- to clear up; to stop
Ancestry of “escampar”, step by step
escampar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish escampar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | escampar | to clear; to stop |
| 2 | Spanish | Campo | countryside, country |
| 3 | Old Spanish | campo | field, open plain |
| 4 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |