Where does “campiō” come from?

campiō (Latin) comes from Frankish kampijō, from Proto-Germanic kampijô, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campiō (Latin): fighter

Definitions

  1. fighter

Ancestry of “campiō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishkampijōfighter; combat soldier
2Proto-Germanickampijô—
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

Words derived from “campiō”

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