Where does “кампанейщина” come from?
кампанейщина (Russian) comes from Russian кампа́ния, from Polish kampania, from English campaign, from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
кампанейщина (Russian): sporadic effort
Ancestry of “кампанейщина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кампа́ния | campaign |
| 2 | Polish | kampania | campaign |
| 3 | English | campaign | A series of operations undertaken to achieve a... |
| 4 | French | campagne | country , countryside; campaign |
| 5 | Italian | campagna | rural area: country, countryside; cultivated... |
| 6 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |