Etymograph

English

rampion

Rampion comes from Latin rapum ‘turnip’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *rāpom.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rāpomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErapum‘turnip’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErapunculusdiminutive of rapum
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1940rampion

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rāpomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErapum‘turnip’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErapunculusdiminutive of rapum
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1940rampion

Earliest quotation: 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens: “Rampion grown in the cottage garden made the children…”

Linked words

through Latin rapum ‘turnip’

rape, 2 more

Today it means

noun A species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *rāpom / rampion

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