Where does “kempen” come from?
kempen (Tok Pisin) comes from English campaign, from French campagne, from Italian campagna, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kempen (Tok Pisin): campaign
Ancestry of “kempen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | campaign | A series of operations undertaken to achieve a... |
| 2 | French | campagne | country , countryside; campaign |
| 3 | Italian | campagna | rural area: country, countryside; cultivated... |
| 4 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |