Etymology of the English word lamp
the English word
lampderived from the Old French word
lampederived from the Latin word
lampas (lamp, lantern; light)
derived from the Greek word
lampas, λαμπάς (a 'lamp' or flambeau)
derived from the Greek word
lampein, λάμπω
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
lampada (lamp, lantern; light)
Derivations in English
bedlamp,
lampblack,
lamplight,
lamplighter,
lampshade,
lampworkingCognates
Dutch
lam, Dutch
lamp, English
lame, English
lamb, French
lampe, German
Lampe, German
lahm, German
Lamm, Icelandic
lamb, Icelandic
lampi, Italian
lampada, Italian
lampa, Latin
lampas, Lithuanian
lempa, Polish
lampa, Russian
лампа, Swedish
lam, Swedish
lamm, Swedish
lampa, Yiddish
lompUsage
Word found in Modern English
