Where does “campo” come from?

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

campo (Spanish): countryside, country; field; field, course

Definitions

  1. countryside, country; field; field, course

Ancestry of “campo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcampofield, open plain
2LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “campo”

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