Campus
/ˈkæm.pəs/noun
An area of land containing the buildings and grounds of a school, college, or university.
Did you know?Latin campus meant a flat open field, and it became the name of Rome’s famous Campus Martius — the “Field of Mars,” where military, political, and public life collided.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kamp-
“to bend, curve”
Latin
Latin
campus
“a level field; open plain”
Late Latin
Latin
campus Martius
“the Field of Mars, a public military parade ground in Rome”
Middle French
Old French
camp
“field; open country”
17th Century
English
camp
“an encampment or temporary military settlement”
18th–19th Century
English
campus
“the grounds of a college or university”