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Where does “lampion” come from?

lampion (Norman) comes from English lampion, from French lampion, from Italian lampione, from Italian lampa, from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς — sound, voice.

lampion (Norman): light bulb

Definitions

  1. light bulb

Ancestry of “lampion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlampionA small oil lamp
2FrenchlampionChinese lantern
3Italianlampionestreetlight, streetlamp, lamppost
4Italianlampalamp; light
5Old Frenchlampelamp
6Late LatinlampadaAlternative form of lampas; lamp
7Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
8Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
9Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
10Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
11Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
12Hungarianönyou
13Hungarianön-self-
14Turkishönfront
15Ottoman Turkishاوك—
16Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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