Where does “Champignon” come from?
Champignon (Luxembourgish) comes from French champignon, from Old French champignuel, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
Champignon (Luxembourgish): mushroom of the Agaricus genus
Definitions
- mushroom of the Agaricus genus
Ancestry of “Champignon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | champignon | mushroom; fungus in general; accelerator pedal |
| 2 | Old French | champignuel | that grows in the field |
| 3 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 4 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |