Where does “vampire” come from?

Vampire comes from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь, of unknown origin and meaning.

vampire (English): A mythological undead creature said to feed on...

Definitions

  1. A mythological undead creature said to feed on...

Ancestry of “vampire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvampirevampire
2GermanVampirvampire
3Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
4Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

Words derived from “vampire

Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь