Where does “relampaguear” come from?

relampaguear (Spanish) 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.

relampaguear (Spanish): to flash

Definitions

  1. to flash

Ancestry of “relampaguear”, step by step

relampaguear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese relâmpago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserelâmpagolightning; sudden and unexpected
2PortugueserelâmpadoObsolete form of relâmpago
3Latinlampăda—
4Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
5Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
6Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
7Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
8Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
9Hungarianönyou
10Hungarianön-self-
11Turkishönfront
12Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
13Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via Spanish relámpago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrelámpagolightning, bolt; flash, glance, sparkle

Words derived from “relampaguear”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς →Every word from Ancient Greek λαμπάς →