Camping
/ˈkæm.pɪŋ/noun
The activity of staying overnight outdoors in a tent, shelter, or vehicle.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *campus*, meaning an open field or level plain, which gave us both peaceful “camping” and the military idea of an armed camp.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
campus
“an open field, plain”
Late Latin
Latin
campāre
“to encamp; to set up in a camp”
Old French
Old French
camp
“a military camp”
Middle English
English
campen
“to encamp, to set up camp”
19th Century
English
camping
“the act of staying in a camp or outdoors”