Where does “camposo” come from?

camposo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese campo, from Old Portuguese campo, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

camposo (Portuguese): wide, ample, roomy, expansive

Definitions

  1. wide, ample, roomy, expansive

Ancestry of “camposo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecampocountry; countryside; field
2Old Portuguesecampo—
3LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-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 →