Where does “vampire” come from?

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

vampire (French): vampire

Definitions

  1. vampire

Ancestry of “vampire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVampirvampire
2Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
3Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

Words derived from “vampire”

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