Where does “campar” come from?

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

campar (Spanish): to stand out; to camp

Definitions

  1. to stand out; to camp

Ancestry of “campar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCampocountryside, country
2Old Spanishcampofield, open plain
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

Words derived from “campar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-Every word from Latin campus
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