Where does “lampe” come from?
lampe (Middle English) comes from Middle English laumpe, from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.
lampe (Middle English): Alternative form of laumpe
Definitions
- Alternative form of laumpe
Ancestry of “lampe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | laumpe | A lamp or light; A metaphorical light or fire; An... |
| 2 | Old French | lampe | lamp |
| 3 | Late Latin | lampada | Alternative form of lampas; lamp |
| 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 | — |
| 13 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
Words derived from “lampe”