Where does “centrocampo” come from?

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

centrocampo (Italian): midfield

Definitions

  1. midfield

Ancestry of “centrocampo”, step by step

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