Where does “campa” come from?

campa (Italian) comes from Italian campare, from Italian campo, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campa (Italian): inflection of campare: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of campare: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “campa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancampareto live, manage or get by
2Italiancampofield; battlefield, airfield; range
3LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →