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 (flirtatious woman)

Definitions

  1. vamp (flirtatious woman)

Ancestry of “vamp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvampThe top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole...
2EnglishvampireA mythological undead creature said to feed on...
3Frenchvampirevampire
4GermanVampirvampire
5Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
6Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →