Where does “λυχνῖτις” come from?

λυχνῖτις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

λυχνῖτις (Ancient Greek): candlewick (Verbascum mallophorum), of Greece, Albania, and southern Italy

Definitions

  1. candlewick (Verbascum mallophorum), of Greece, Albania, and southern Italy

Ancestry of “λυχνῖτις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύχνος →