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Where does “campanário” come from?

campanário (Portuguese) comes from Latin campanarius, from Latin Campāna, from Latin Campānus, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campanário (Portuguese): belfry, bell tower, campanile; steeple

Definitions

  1. belfry, bell tower, campanile; steeple

Ancestry of “campanário”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincampanarius—
2LatinCampāna—
3LatinCampānus—
4Latincampānia—
5LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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