Etymology of the French word camp
the French word
campderived from the Medieval Latin word
campus (plain; level field, surface)
derived from the Italian word
campoDate
The earliest known usage of camp in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
camperDerivations in other languages
English
campCognates
Dutch
kamp, Dutch
kamperen, English
camp, French
camper, German
Camp, German
Kamp, German
Kampf, German
kampieren, Icelandic
kapp, Norwegian
kampere, Swedish
kamp, Swedish
kamperaUsage
Word found in Old French, Obsolete French
