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Where does “lampe” come from?

lampe (French) comes from Middle French lampe, from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.

lampe (French): lamp, light; bulb; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. lamp, light; bulb; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “lampe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlampe—
2Old Frenchlampelamp
3Late LatinlampadaAlternative form of lampas; lamp
4Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
5Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
6Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
7Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
8Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
9Hungarianönyou
10Hungarianön-self-
11Turkishönfront
12Ottoman Turkishاوك—
13Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “lampe”

  • lampic acid
  • lampique
  • Natriumdampflampe
  • Lampenschirm
  • Leuchtstofflampe
  • Halogenglühlampe
  • Taschenlampe
  • Quecksilberdampflampe
  • Lampe
  • Glühlampenwendel
  • Stehlampe
  • Glimmlampe
  • Nachtlampe
  • Glühlampe
  • Neonlampe
  • Lampenfieber
  • lampe
  • Gasentladungslampe
  • Blitzlampe
  • lampa
  • lamp
  • штелампа
  • lampa
  • štelampa
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