Where does “vamp” come from?
vamp (Italian) comes from English vamp, from English vampire, from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.
vamp (Italian): vamp
Ancestry of “vamp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vamp | The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole... |
| 2 | English | vampire | A mythological undead creature said to feed on... |
| 3 | French | vampire | vampire |
| 4 | German | Vampir | vampire |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | vàmpīr | vampire |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | ǫpyrь | vampire |