Where does “ὀβελισκολύχνιον” come from?

ὀβελισκολύχνιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

ὀβελισκολύχνιον (Ancient Greek): spit used as a lampholder by soldiers

Definitions

  1. spit used as a lampholder by soldiers

Ancestry of “ὀβελισκολύχνιον”, step by step

ὀβελισκολύχνιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀβελίσκοςsmall spit, skewer; anything shaped like a spit;...
2Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
3Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Ancient Greek λυχνίον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλυχνίονlampholder; lamp-stand

Words derived from “ὀβελισκολύχνιον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHosEvery word from Ancient Greek βέλος