A bell-shaped object or structure; in architecture, a bell-shaped capital or ornament on a column.
From Latin campana (bell), possibly from the region of Campania (known for bell-making) or from a Gaulish/Germanic source. The word became associated with anything bell-shaped.
The Campagna region of Italy became so famous for making bells that the Latin word for bell (campana) might actually come from that place—a perfect example of a product becoming synonymous with its origin location.
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