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Where does “lampate” come from?

lampate (English) comes from English lampic acid, from French lampique, from French lampe, from Middle French lampe, from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς — sound, voice.

lampate (English): A supposed salt of lampic acid

Definitions

  1. A supposed salt of lampic acid

Ancestry of “lampate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlampic acidA supposed acid formed by heating ether with a...
2Frenchlampique—
3Frenchlampelamp, light; bulb; first-person singular present...
4Middle Frenchlampe—
5Old Frenchlampelamp
6Late LatinlampadaAlternative form of lampas; lamp
7Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
8Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
9Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
10Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
11Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
12Hungarianönyou
13Hungarianön-self-
14Turkishönfront
15Ottoman Turkishاوك—
16Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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