Etymology of the French word camper
the Old French word
camperderived from 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 camper in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
campement,
campé,
descamper,
campeurDerivations in other languages
Romanian
campaCognates
Dutch
kamp, Dutch
kamperen, English
camp, French
camp, German
Camp, German
Kamp, German
Kampf, German
kampieren, Icelandic
kapp, Norwegian
kampere, Swedish
kamp, Swedish
kamperaUsage
Word found in Old French
