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Where does “Lampe” come from?

Lampe (German) comes from French lampe, 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 — sound, voice.

Lampe (German): lamp, light; bulb, light bulb

Definitions

  1. lamp, light; bulb, light bulb

Ancestry of “Lampe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlampelamp, light; bulb; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchlampe—
3Old Frenchlampelamp
4Late LatinlampadaAlternative form of lampas; lamp
5Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
6Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
7Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
8Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
9Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
10Hungarianönyou
11Hungarianön-self-
12Turkishönfront
13Ottoman Turkishاوك—
14Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “Lampe”

  • Natriumdampflampe
  • Lampenschirm
  • Leuchtstofflampe
  • Halogenglühlampe
  • Taschenlampe
  • Quecksilberdampflampe
  • Glühlampenwendel
  • Stehlampe
  • Glimmlampe
  • Nachtlampe
  • Glühlampe
  • Neonlampe
  • Lampenfieber
  • Gasentladungslampe
  • Blitzlampe
  • lampa
  • lamp
  • штелампа
  • lampa
  • štelampa
  • лампа
  • lamp
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