campso

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάμψαι (kámpsai), related to κάμπτω (kámptō, I bend, turn).

Pronunciation

Verb

campsō (present infinitive campsāre, perfect active campsāvī, supine campsātum); first conjugation

  1. to turn or sail around a place; to redouble one's steps

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: cansare
    • Neapolitan: canzà
    • Sicilian: canzijari
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: cansciare (Logudorese)

References

  • campso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • campso”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.