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Where does “lampa” come from?

lampa (Irish) comes from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

lampa (Irish): lamp; Alternative form of lumpa

Definitions

  1. lamp; Alternative form of lumpa

Ancestry of “lampa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lampa”

  • ceannlampa
  • gáslampa
  • arclampa
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