Where does “lampreie” come from?

lampreie (Old French) comes 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.

lampreie (Old French): lamprey

Definitions

  1. lamprey

Ancestry of “lampreie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlampreda—
2Late Latinlampetralamprey
3Latinlamberethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinlamboI lick, lap; I taste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

Words derived from “lampreie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →Every word from Latin lambo →Every word from Latin lambere →