Where does “olielamp” come from?

olielamp (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.

olielamp (Dutch): oil lamp

Definitions

  1. oil lamp

Ancestry of “olielamp”, step by step

olielamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlamplamp; vacuum tube, thermionic valve
2Middle Dutchlampe
3Old Frenchlampelamp
4Late LatinlampadaAlternative form of lampas; lamp
5Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
6Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
7Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
8Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
9Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
10Hungarianönyou
11Hungarianön-self-
12Turkishönfront
13Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
14Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via Dutch olie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcholieoil
2Middle Dutchōlieoil
3Old Dutcholig
4Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
5Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
6Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
7Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Ancient Greek λαμπάς
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