Etymologies of Vampire


Stachowskı K.

in: The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire, Simon Bacon, Editor, Springer, London/Berlin , London, pp.1-18, 2023

  • Publication Type: Book Chapter / Chapter Research Book
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Publisher: Springer, London/Berlin 
  • City: London
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-18
  • Editors: Simon Bacon, Editor
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The discussion concerning the etymology of the word vampire has continued for more than a century now, and it has produced many more hypotheses than can be reasonably examined here. This paper only reviews the most plausible ones, but it also contains a discussion of the phonetic, morphological, semantic, historical, and cultural-historical constraints, which can be used as guidelines for evaluating those propositions that have been omitted here.