The word 'campanile' originally came from Italian as 'campana'

'Campanile' is a word borrowed from Italian 'campana'. The word entered the English language some time around 1640.

campanile [noun] [1640]

A usually freestanding bell tower

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Etymology: Italian, from 'campana' bell, from Late Latin

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