myEtymology.com: English etymology of lamplighter

Etymology of the English word lamplighter

the English word lamplighter

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)

derived from the English word lighter

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

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