Where does “Campus” come from?

Campus (German) comes from English campus, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Campus (German): campus central premises of an educational institution

Definitions

  1. campus central premises of an educational institution

Ancestry of “Campus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcampusThe grounds or property of a school, college,...
2LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →