Where does “câmpioară” come from?

câmpioară (Romanian) comes from Romanian câmpie, from Romanian câmp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Ancestry of “câmpioară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancâmpieplain
2Romaniancâmpfield
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 →