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