Where does “chauve-souris vampire” come from?
chauve-souris vampire (French) comes from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.
chauve-souris vampire (French): vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
Definitions
- vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
Ancestry of “chauve-souris vampire”, step by step
chauve-souris vampire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French vampire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vampire | vampire |
| 2 | German | Vampir | vampire |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | vàmpīr | vampire |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ǫpyrь | vampire |
via French chauve-souris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chauve-souris | bat |