champioun
Middle English
/tʃampiˈuːn/, /kampiˈuːn/
noun
Definitions
- A sportsperson who utilises brute strength; a martial artist.
- A combatant or soldier; especially referring to a one who fights alone.
- A guardian or safeguarder; one who provides safety or security.
- A promoter or evangelist of a cause or belief.
- A winner; one who emerges victorious from a challenge.
- (rare) A representative appointed to fight in place of another.
- (rare) A security officer.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French champion derived from Latin campiō derived from Proto-Germanic *kampijô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kampijô
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- champion English
- championer English
- championess English
- championless English
- championship English
- cochampion English
- vice-champion English
- campio Latin
- campiō Latin
- campus Latin
- Champion German
- campione Italian
- champion French
- чемпио́н Russian
- чемпион Russian
- *kampijô Proto-Germanic
- チャンピオン Japanese
- seaimpín Irish
- champion Old French
- campió Catalan, Valencian
- campion Occitan
- 챔피언 Korean
- *kampijō Frankish
- sempion Tok Pisin