Where does “campus” come from?

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

campus (Latin): Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...

Definitions

  1. Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...

Ancestry of “campus”, step by step

campus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Proto-Indo-European kamp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

via Proto-Italic kampos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickampos—

Words derived from “campus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →