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Where does “Lamprouer” come from?

Lamprouer (Luxembourgish) comes from French lamproie, from Old French lamproie, from Latin lampreda, from Latin lampetra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα — rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone.

Lamprouer (Luxembourgish): lamprey

Definitions

  1. lamprey

Ancestry of “Lamprouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlamproielamprey
2Old Frenchlamproielamprey
3Latinlampredalamprey
4Latinlampetra—
5Latinpetrastone, rock
6Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
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