English
lampic acid
Lampic acid comes from French lampe ‘lamp’, and goes back to Ancient Greek λᾰ́μπω ‘shine’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλᾰ́μπω‘shine’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλαμπάς‘lamp, flambeau’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElampas‘lamp, lantern’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CElampada
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lampe‘lamp’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘lamp’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘lamp’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentlampique
- Englishtodaylampic acid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλᾰ́μπω‘shine’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEλαμπάς‘lamp, flambeau’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElampas‘lamp, lantern’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CElampada
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lampe‘lamp’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘lamp’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘lamp’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentlampique
- Englishtodaylampic acid
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- ‘to shine’
through Ancient Greek λᾰ́μπω ‘shine’
Today it means
noun A supposed acid formed by heating ether with a limited supply of air.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λᾰ́μπω / lampic acid