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Where does “champanhe” come from?

champanhe (Portuguese) comes from French Champagne, from Old French champagne, from Late Latin campania, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

champanhe (Portuguese): champagne; sparkling wine

Definitions

  1. champagne; sparkling wine

Ancestry of “champanhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchChampagneregion and former province of France
2Old Frenchchampagne—
3Late Latincampaniaopen country, battlefield; field; level country
4LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “champanhe”

  • champagne
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