Encamp
/ɪnˈkæmp/noun
To set up a camp or temporary shelter, especially for an army or group.
Did you know?Encamp comes from the same deep root as **camp**, which entered English through Latin and French from the idea of an open field or battlefield, so the word still carries the ghost of armies living on the land.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
campus
“An open field; level ground”
Old French
Old French
camp
“A field, especially a military encampment”
Middle English
English
encampen
“To place in a camp; to set up a military camp”
Modern English
English
encamp
“To settle or lodge in a camp”