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