Where does “lampreda” come from?

lampreda (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin lampreda, from Late Latin lampetra, from Latin lambere, from Latin lambo, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

lampreda (Italian): lamprey

Definitions

lamprey

Ancestry of “lampreda”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	lampreda	—
2	Late Latin	lampetra	lamprey
3	Latin	lambere	third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4	Latin	lambo	I lick, lap; I taste
5	Proto-Indo-European	leh₂b-	to hang loosely; to lap, lick

Words derived from “lampreda”

lampredotto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →Every word from Latin lambo →Every word from Latin lambere →