Where does “lava lambası” come from?
lava lambası (Turkish) comes from Turkish lamba, from Ottoman Turkish لامبه, from Italian lampa, from Old French lampe, from Late Latin lampada, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς — sound, voice.
lava lambası (Turkish): lava lamp
Definitions
- lava lamp
Ancestry of “lava lambası”, step by step
lava lambası traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish lamba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | lamba | lamp |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | لامبه | cornice |
| 3 | Italian | lampa | lamp; light |
| 4 | Old French | lampe | lamp |
| 5 | Late Latin | lampada | Alternative form of lampas; lamp |
| 6 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 10 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 13 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 14 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 15 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |
via Turkish lava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | lava | lava |