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Where does “lampas” come from?

lampas (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.

lampas (Latin): lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand

Definitions

  1. lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand

Ancestry of “lampas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
2Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
3Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
4Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
5Hungarianönyou
6Hungarianön-self-
7Turkishönfront
8Ottoman Turkishاوك—
9Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “lampas”

  • lamp
  • lamplight
  • lamppost
  • lampblack
  • headlamp
  • lampshade
  • streetlamp
  • lamplighter
  • lampstand
  • lamplit
  • flashlamp
  • lampless
  • lampwork
  • lamping
  • lampholder
  • sunlamp
  • lampbrush
  • blowlamp
  • nightlamp
  • lamphole
  • floodlamp
  • handlamp
  • desklamp
  • lamplike
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