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Where does “laumpe” come from?

laumpe (Middle English) comes 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, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

laumpe (Middle English): A lamp or light; A metaphorical light or fire; An...

Definitions

  1. A lamp or light; A metaphorical light or fire; An...

Ancestry of “laumpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlampelamp
2Late LatinlampadaAlternative form of lampas; lamp
3Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
4Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
5Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “laumpe”

  • 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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