Where does “championi” come from?

championi (Translingual) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.

championi (Translingual): Champion (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Champion's..."

Definitions

  1. Champion (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Champion's..."

Ancestry of “championi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchampionAn ongoing winner in a game or contest; Someone...
2Middle EnglishchampiounA sportsperson who utilises brute strength; a...
3Old Frenchchampiunfighter, champion
4Medieval Latincampiocombatant in a duel, champion; champion
5Frankishkampijōfighter; combat soldier
6Proto-Germanickampijô
7LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-