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Champion

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the winner of a competition, or a person who defends a cause
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Stage 1 of 3
campus
Latin · ancient
"an open field, a battlefield"
an open field, especially a field of battle or combat
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Stage 2 of 3
campio
Medieval Latin · medieval
"a combatant, a fighter"
one who fights in the field, a combatant representing another
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Stage 3 of 3
champion
English · 1200s
"the winner of a contest, or a defender of a cause"
settled as the English word for a winner or defender in a contest
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