Where does “kampüs” come from?

kampüs (Turkish) comes from French campus, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

kampüs (Turkish): campus

Definitions

  1. campus

Ancestry of “kampüs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcampuscampus
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
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