myEtymology.com: English etymology of lamplight

Etymology of the English word lamplight

the English word lamplight

derived from the English word light

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leuk- (bright, white light)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lingkhtaz

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *linkhtijan

derived from the English word lamp

derived from the Old French word lampe

derived 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)