Where does “laumproun” come from?
laumproun (Middle English) comes from Old French lampreon, from Old French lampreie, from Medieval Latin lampreda, from Late Latin lampetra, from Latin lambere, from Latin lambo, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.
Ancestry of “laumproun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | lampreon | — |
| 2 | Old French | lampreie | lamprey |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | lampreda | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | lampetra | lamprey |
| 5 | Latin | lambere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | lambo | I lick, lap; I taste |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂b- | to hang loosely; to lap, lick |
Words derived from “laumproun”