Where does “svítidlo” come from?

svítidlo (Czech) comes from Czech svítit, from Old Czech svietiti, from Proto-Slavic *světìti — to illuminate, to shine.

svítidlo (Czech): lighting fixture

Definitions

  1. lighting fixture

Ancestry of “svítidlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsvítitto shine
2Old Czechsvietitito shine
3Proto-Slavic*světìtito illuminate, to shine
Every word from Proto-Slavic *světìti →Every word from Old Czech svietiti →Every word from Czech svítit →