Where does “kampnar” come from?
kampnar (Maltese) comes from Sicilian campanaru, from Sicilian campana, from Late Latin campana, from Latin Campana, from Latin Campanus, from Latin Campania, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
kampnar (Maltese): belltower, steeple
Definitions
- belltower, steeple
Ancestry of “kampnar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | campanaru | bell tower, belfry, campanile (steeple of a church containing a bell) |
| 2 | Sicilian | campana | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | campana | stilyard; bell; bell; a large bell used in late... |
| 4 | Latin | Campana | nominative feminine singular of Campānus;... |
| 5 | Latin | Campanus | Campanian |
| 6 | Latin | Campania | the level country; Campania; a region of Italy in... |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |