Where does “murciélago vampiro” come from?

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

murciélago vampiro (Spanish): vampire bat

Definitions

  1. vampire bat

Ancestry of “murciélago vampiro”, step by step

murciélago vampiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish vampiro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvampirovampire
2Frenchvampirevampire
3GermanVampirvampire
4Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
5Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

via Spanish murciélago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmurciélagobat
2Old Spanishmurciegobat
3Vulgar Latinmus caecus—
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →