Where does “kamppania” come from?
kamppania (Ingrian) comes from Russian кампа́ния, from Polish kampania, from English campaign, from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
kamppania (Ingrian): campaign
Definitions
- campaign
Ancestry of “kamppania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кампа́ния | campaign |
| 2 | Polish | kampania | campaign |
| 3 | English | campaign | A series of operations undertaken to achieve a... |
| 4 | French | campagne | country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside |
| 5 | Italian | campagna | rural area: country, countryside; cultivated... |
| 6 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |