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Where does “lampadarius” come from?

lampadarius (English) comes from Latin lampăda, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.

lampadarius (English): A slave who carried torches before consuls,...

Definitions

  1. A slave who carried torches before consuls,...

Ancestry of “lampadarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlampăda—
2Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
3Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
4Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوك—
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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