Where does “headlamp” come from?
headlamp (English) comes from English lamp, from Middle English laumpe, 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.
headlamp (English): An individual headlight, particularly of a motor...
Definitions
- An individual headlight, particularly of a motor...
Ancestry of “headlamp”, step by step
headlamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lamp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lamp | A device that generates heat, light or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | laumpe | A lamp or light; A metaphorical light or fire; An... |
| 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 |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |