Where does “campear” come from?

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

campear (Spanish): To graze; To work the fields; To guard the fields

Definitions

To graze; To work the fields; To guard the fields

Ancestry of “campear”, step by step

campear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese campo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	campo	country; countryside; field
2	Old Portuguese	campo	—
3	Latin	campus	Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	kh₂emp-	to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5	Proto-Indo-European	kh₂em-	to bend, to curve

via Spanish Campo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	Campo	countryside, country
2	Old Spanish	campo	field, open plain

Words derived from “campear”

campeada

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