Where does “lávalámpa” come from?
lávalámpa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian láva, from Italian lava, from Neapolitan lava, from Latin lābēs, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
lávalámpa (Hungarian): lava lamp
Definitions
- lava lamp
Ancestry of “lávalámpa”, step by step
lávalámpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian láva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | láva | lava |
| 2 | Italian | lava | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Neapolitan | lava | a torrent of rain which washed the streets |
| 4 | Latin | lābēs | fall, collapse |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |
via Hungarian lámpa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | lámpa | lamp |