Where does “vampiric” come from?
vampiric (English) comes from French vampirique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
vampiric (English): Having the traits of a vampire
Definitions
- Having the traits of a vampire
Ancestry of “vampiric”, step by step
vampiric traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French vampirique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vampirique | vampiric |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via English vampire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vampire | A mythological undead creature said to feed on... |
| 2 | French | vampire | vampire |
| 3 | German | Vampir | vampire |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | vàmpīr | vampire |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ǫpyrь | vampire |
via Catalan vampir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vampir | vampire |