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1. Latin · derived fromcampus“field”
2. Late Latin · derived fromcampānia“open country, battlefield”
3. Italian · derived fromcampagna“field, military operation”
4. French · derived fromcampagne
5. English todaycampaign

From French campagne, from Italian campagna (“field, military operation”), from Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campania, campagna, and champagne.

Words from the same roots