English word camp comes from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp-, Proto-Indo-European *kamp-, Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-, and later French camper (To camp.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kh₂emp- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kamp- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kh₂em- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| campus | Latin (lat) | (literary) Any flat or level surface.. A field of action: scope.. A field of debate: a topic.. An opportunity.. Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field.. The comitia centuriata, which met on the Campus Martius.. The produce of a field. |
| camp | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Camp. |
| camp | French (fr) | Campness; An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style. Camp (A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary). Camp (A group of people with the same ideals or political leanings, strongly supported.). Camp (An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.). Camp (Semi-temporary accommodation). Camp, summer camp. Camp [...] |
| camper | French (fr) | To camp. |
| camp | English (en) | An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style. (of a, man) Ostentatiously effeminate.. Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.. Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures. |