Where does “lamprea” come from?

lamprea (Galician) comes from Latin lamprēda, from Latin lambō, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

lamprea (Galician): lamprey

Definitions

  1. lamprey

Ancestry of “lamprea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlamprēdalamprey
2Latinlambōto lick, lap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →Every word from Latin lambō →Every word from Latin lamprēda →