Where does “fondocampo” come from?

fondocampo (Italian) comes from Italian fondo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fondocampo (Italian): end zone; backcourt

Definitions

  1. end zone; backcourt

Ancestry of “fondocampo”, step by step

fondocampo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian fondo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfondodeep; bottom; fund
2Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Italian campo

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 dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →