Where does “lampe” come from?
lampe (Middle Low German) comes from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.
Ancestry of “lampe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
Words derived from “lampe”