Where does “campania” come from?

campania (Late Latin) comes from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campania (Late Latin): open country, battlefield; field; level country

Definitions

  1. open country, battlefield; field; level country

Ancestry of “campania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “campania”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →