Where does “campanaccio” come from?

campanaccio (Italian) comes from Italian campana, from Late Latin campana, from Latin Campana, from Latin Campanus, from Latin Campania, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campanaccio (Italian): cowbell; goat bell

Definitions

  1. cowbell; goat bell

Ancestry of “campanaccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancampanabell
2Late Latincampanastilyard; bell; bell; a large bell used in late...
3LatinCampananominative feminine singular of Campānus;...
4LatinCampanusCampanian
5LatinCampaniathe level country; Campania; a region of Italy in...
6LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
8Proto-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