Where does “champir” come from?

champir (Old French) comes from Old French champ, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

champir (Old French): to engage in battle on a battlefield

Definitions

  1. to engage in battle on a battlefield

Ancestry of “champir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchampfield; battlefield
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Latin campus →