Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “campanellino” come from?

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

campanellino (Italian): tintinnabulum; spring snowflake

Definitions

  1. tintinnabulum; spring snowflake

Ancestry of “campanellino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancampanellodoorbell, bell; handbell; bell
2Italiancampanabell
3Late Latincampanastilyard; bell; bell; a large bell used in late...
4LatinCampananominative feminine singular of Campānus;...
5LatinCampanusCampanian
6LatinCampaniathe level country; Campania; a region of Italy in...
7LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →