Where does “캠페인” come from?
캠페인 (Korean) comes from English campaign, from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
캠페인 (Korean): campaign
Definitions
- campaign
Ancestry of “캠페인”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | campaign | A series of operations undertaken to achieve a... |
| 2 | French | campagne | country (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city), countryside |
| 3 | Italian | campagna | rural area: country, countryside; cultivated... |
| 4 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |