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Where does “campana” come from?

campana (Spanish) comes from Late Latin campana, from Latin Campana, from Latin Campanus, from Latin Campania, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

campana (Spanish): campaign; countryside; base

Definitions

  1. campaign; countryside; base

Ancestry of “campana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincampanastilyard; bell; bell; a large bell used in late...
2LatinCampananominative feminine singular of Campānus;...
3LatinCampanusCampanian
4LatinCampaniathe level country; Campania; a region of Italy in...
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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