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Where does “campana” come from?

campana (Latin) comes from Latin Campānus, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Ancestry of “campana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCampānus—
2Latincampānia—
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
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