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Where does “lampic acid” come from?

lampic acid (English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς — sound, voice.

lampic acid (English): A supposed acid formed by heating ether with a...

Definitions

  1. A supposed acid formed by heating ether with a...

Ancestry of “lampic acid”, step by step

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