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"campus (of a university)" in seven languages

Meaningcampus (of a university)

Spanish

campus

/ˈkampus/

masc.borrowed · American English campus

French

campus

/kɑ̃pys/

masc.borrowed · American English campus

Italian

campus

/ˈkampus/

masc.borrowed · American English campus

Portuguese

campus

/ˈkɐ̃pus/

masc.borrowed · American English campus

Romanian

campus

/ˈkampus/

neut.borrowed · American English campus

Catalan

campus

/ˈkampus/

masc.borrowed · American English campus

English

campus

/ˈkæmpəs/

from Latin/French · Latin CAMPUS 'field', in American college use

English → Italiancampus (of a university)campusCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

CAMPUM (nom. CAMPUS)‘field, plain’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

A Latin word that went to America and came back. The inherited form is campo / champ / campo, 'field'.

English relatives: camp, campaign, champion

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In a sentence

  • esLa biblioteca está en el centro del campus.
  • frLa bibliothèque est au centre du campus.
  • itLa biblioteca è al centro del campus.
  • ptA biblioteca fica no meio do campus.
  • roBiblioteca e în mijlocul campusului.
  • caLa biblioteca és al mig del campus.
  • enThe library is in the middle of the campus.

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