Etymograph

English

campesterol

Campesterol comes from Latin campester ‘field, plain’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- ‘to bend, to curve’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂em-1‘to bend, to curve’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂ém-po-s1uncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kampos1uncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcampus1‘field, plain’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcampester2‘field, plain’
  6. Englishtodaycampesterol2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin campester
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English campesterol

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂em-Wiktionary, Latin campester‘to bend, to curve’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂ém-po-sWiktionary, Latin campesteruncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kamposWiktionary, Latin campesteruncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcampusWiktionary, Latin campester‘field, plain’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcampesterWiktionary, English campesterol‘field, plain’
  6. EnglishtodaycampesterolWiktionary, English campesterol

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- ‘to bend, to curve’

camera, chamber, chimney, cabaret, kam, camaraderie, gam, skimp, jamb, cantonment, camber, gamba, chambray, campanile, 18 more

through Proto-Italic *kampos

champaign, 6 more

through Latin campus ‘field, plain’

campaign, champion, campus, champagne, champ, kemp, campo, campion, campania, campagna, 7 more

Today it means

noun A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “campesterol”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin campester. 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.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- / campesterol

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