campana

English

noun

Definitions

A church bell, particularly a large bell used in medieval church steeples or towers.
A bell-shaped vase.
(obsolete) A bell-shaped flower, particularly the pasque flower.
(obsolete) The body of a capital of the Corinthian order.
(obsolete) A drop of a Doric architrave.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin campana (large bell) derived from Ancient Greek καπάνη (felt helmet).

Origin

Ancient Greek

καπάνη

Gloss

felt helmet

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Campana Latin
campana Latin
campane French
καπάνη Ancient Greek
cumpănă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
καμπάνα Greek (modern)
камбана Macedonian
campana Sicilian
canpanil Venetian
canpaniłe Venetian