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