Where does “koplamp” come from?
koplamp (Dutch) comes from Dutch lamp, from Middle Dutch lampe, from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.
koplamp (Dutch): headlamp
Definitions
- headlamp
Ancestry of “koplamp”, step by step
koplamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lamp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lamp | lamp; vacuum tube, thermionic valve |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lampe | — |
| 3 | Old French | lampe | lamp |
| 4 | Late Latin | lampada | Alternative form of lampas; lamp |
| 5 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 9 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 12 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 13 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |