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Where does “psivamp” come from?

psivamp (English) comes from English vamp, from English vampire, from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

psivamp (English): A supposed form of vampire that subsists on the...

Definitions

  1. A supposed form of vampire that subsists on the...

Ancestry of “psivamp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvampThe top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole...
2EnglishvampireA mythological undead creature said to feed on...
3Frenchvampirevampire
4GermanVampirvampire
5Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
6Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
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