Etymograph

English

campagnol

Campagnol comes from French campagnol ‘vole’, from Italian campagnolo ‘country’, and ultimately from Latin campus ‘level field’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcampus1‘level field’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcampāneus1‘of or pertaining to the fields’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcampānia1‘countryside surrounding a city’
  4. Italianc. 1300–presentcampagna2‘countryside’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentcampagnolo3‘country’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentcampagnol3‘vole’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1819campagnol3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Italian campagna
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Italian campagnolo
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English campagnol
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1819, The Edinburgh magazine and literary misc: “The dormice are distinguished from the campagnols by the…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcampusWiktionary, Italian campagna‘level field’
  2. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcampāneusWiktionary, Italian campagna‘of or pertaining to the fields’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcampāniaWiktionary, Italian campagna‘countryside surrounding a city’
  4. Italianc. 1300–presentcampagnaWiktionary, Italian campagnolo‘countryside’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentcampagnoloWiktionary, English campagnol‘country’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentcampagnolWiktionary, English campagnol‘vole’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1819campagnolWiktionary, English campagnol. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1819, The Edinburgh magazine and literary misc: “The dormice are distinguished from the campagnols by the…”

Linked words

through Latin campus ‘level field’

champion, campus, champ, kemp, campo, campion, 9 more

through Late Latin campānia ‘countryside surrounding a city’

champagne, champaign, 5 more

Today it means

noun A vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “campagnol”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Italian campagna, Italian campagnolo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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