Where does “Campania” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Campania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincampāneusof or pertaining to the fields
2LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “Campania”

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