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campus.

plain; level field/surface; open space for battle/games; sea; scope; campus;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkam.pʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkam.pus]

  1. Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field

    declension-2 · masculine
    Campus Mārtius

  2. Any flat or level surface

    declension-2 · literary · masculine

  3. a specific plain or field north of Rome’s walls called the Campus Mārtius, where the comitia centuriata were held

    declension-2 · masculine

  4. A field of action: scope

    declension-2 · masculine

  5. A field of debate: a topic

    declension-2 · masculine

  6. An opportunity

    declension-2 · masculine

  7. The produce of a field

    declension-2 · masculine

  8. The campus of a university, college, or business

    New-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Traditionally, from Proto-Italic *kampos, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ém-po-s, from *kh₂emp- (“to bend, curve; smooth”), making it an exact cognate of Lithuanian kam̃pas (“corner”) and Ancient Greek καμπ- (kamp-, “bend”). Compare camur (“curved, bent”) for the root without a -p- suffix. Alternatively, perhaps an agricultural term borrowed from a substrate language; this would explain the irregular correspondences between Latin and Greek.

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