Where does “λαμπτήρ” come from?

λαμπτήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

λαμπτήρ (Ancient Greek): lighter, torch, lantern

Definitions

  1. lighter, torch, lantern

Ancestry of “λαμπτήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
2Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “λαμπτήρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →