Where does “Diffamierungskampagne” come from?
Diffamierungskampagne (German) comes from German Kampagne, from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
Diffamierungskampagne (German): defamation campaign, smear campaign
Definitions
- defamation campaign, smear campaign
Ancestry of “Diffamierungskampagne”, step by step
Diffamierungskampagne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kampagne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kampagne | campaign |
| 2 | French | campagne | country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside |
| 3 | Italian | campagna | rural area: country, countryside; cultivated... |
| 4 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via German Diffamierung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Diffamierung | defamation |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |