Vampiric
/væmˈpɪrɪk/noun
Relating to or characteristic of a vampire; bloodsucking or exploitative.
Did you know?English got vampire through French and German from Balkan Slavic folklore, where the vampire was a feared undead being blamed for draining the living.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Slavic
PSl
*ǫpirь / *vǫpirь
“A vampire-like undead or blood-drinking revenant”
11th-17th Centuries
Slavic
vampir / upir
“A folkloric undead being that preys on the living”
18th Century
French
vampire
“An undead creature from Eastern European folklore”
18th Century
English
vampire
“A bloodsucking undead creature”
19th Century
English
vampiric
“Having the qualities of a vampire; bloodsucking or parasitic”
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