Where does “lampara” come from?
lampara (Maltese) comes from Italian lampara, from Italian lampada, from Latin lampăda, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.
lampara (Maltese): fishing lamp, fishing net
Definitions
- fishing lamp, fishing net
Ancestry of “lampara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lampara | fishing lamp, fishing net; fishing boat fitted... |
| 2 | Italian | lampada | lamp, light |
| 3 | Latin | lampăda | — |
| 4 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 8 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 9 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 11 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 12 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |