Where does “Lampenschirm” come from?
Lampenschirm (German) comes from German lampe, 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 — sound, voice.
Lampenschirm (German): lampshade
Ancestry of “Lampenschirm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | lampe | — |
| 2 | French | lampe | lamp, light; bulb; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Middle French | lampe | — |
| 4 | Old French | lampe | lamp |
| 5 | Late Latin | lampada | Alternative form of lampas; lamp |
| 6 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 10 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 13 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 14 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 15 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |