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Where does “canpanil” come from?

canpanil (Venetian) comes from Venetian canpana, from Late Latin campana, from Latin Campana, from Latin Campanus, from Latin Campania, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

canpanil (Venetian): campanile; bell tower, belfry

Definitions

  1. campanile; bell tower, belfry

Ancestry of “canpanil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiancanpana—
2Late Latincampanastilyard; bell; bell; a large bell used in late...
3LatinCampananominative feminine singular of Campānus;...
4LatinCampanusCampanian
5LatinCampaniathe level country; Campania; a region of Italy in...
6LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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