Where does “campicchiare” come from?

campicchiare (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.

campicchiare (Italian): to scrape along, to scrape by, to get along, to get by

Definitions

  1. to scrape along, to scrape by, to get along, to get by

Ancestry of “campicchiare”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →