Where does “kampanile” come from?
kampanile (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Italian campanile, from Italian 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.
kampanile (Norwegian Nynorsk): a campanile
Definitions
- a campanile
Ancestry of “kampanile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | campanile | bell tower; belfry |
| 2 | Italian | campana | bell |
| 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 |