Where does “vapur” come from?

vapur (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish واپور, from Italian vapore, from French vapeur, from French bateau à vapeur — steamboat.

vapur (Turkish): steamship, steamboat

Definitions

  1. steamship, steamboat

Ancestry of “vapur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishواپورsteamer, steamship, steamboat
2Italianvaporesteam; vapour especially water vapour
3Frenchvapeursteam; vapour; steamship
4Frenchbateau à vapeursteamboat
Every word from French bateau à vapeur →Every word from French vapeur →Every word from Italian vapore →
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