campania

campania · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromcampus“field”
2. Late Latin · derived fromcampānia“open country, battlefield”
3. Italian · borrowed fromcampagna
4. English todaycampania

From Italian campagna, respelled after its etymon Late Latin campānia (“open country, battlefield”) (compare the region Campania), from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of campaign, campagna, and champagne.

Campania · proper noun²

1. Latin · borrowed fromCampānia
2. Italian · borrowed fromCampania
3. English todayCampania

From Italian Campania, borrowed from Latin Campānia. Doublet of Champagne.

Words from the same roots