Where does “แชมป์” come from?

แชมป์ (Thai) comes from English champ, from English champion, from Middle English champioun, from Old French champiun, from Medieval Latin campio, from Frankish kampijō, from Proto-Germanic kampijô, from Latin campus — to bend, to curve.

แชมป์ (Thai): champ, champion

Definitions

  1. champ, champion

Ancestry of “แชมป์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchampClipping of champion; buddy, sport, mate; a meal...
2EnglishchampionAn ongoing winner in a game or contest; Someone...
3Middle EnglishchampiounA sportsperson who utilises brute strength; a...
4Old Frenchchampiunfighter, champion
5Medieval Latincampiocombatant in a duel, champion; champion
6Frankishkampijōfighter; combat soldier
7Proto-Germanickampijô
8LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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