Where does “lampejo” come from?
lampejo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lampejar, from Portuguese lampo, from Portuguese relâmpago, from Portuguese relâmpado, from Latin lampăda, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς — sound, voice.
lampejo (Portuguese): flicker; spark
Definitions
- flicker; spark
Ancestry of “lampejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | lampejar | to flash |
| 2 | Portuguese | lampo | early |
| 3 | Portuguese | relâmpago | lightning; sudden and unexpected |
| 4 | Portuguese | relâmpado | Obsolete form of relâmpago |
| 5 | Latin | lampăda | — |
| 6 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 10 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 13 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 14 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 15 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |