Where does “vampyre” come from?

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

vampyre (English): Archaic form of vampire

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of vampire

Ancestry of “vampyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvampireA mythological undead creature said to feed on...
2Frenchvampirevampire
3GermanVampirvampire
4Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
5Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

Words derived from “vampyre”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →
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