Where does “vampiro” come from?

vampiro (Portuguese) comes from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

vampiro (Portuguese): vampire; vampire bat; vamp

Definitions

  1. vampire; vampire bat; vamp

Ancestry of “vampiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvampirevampire
2GermanVampirvampire
3Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
4Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

Words derived from “vampiro”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →