Where does “lamprophyre” come from?

lamprophyre (English) comes from Ancient Greek λαμπρός, from Ancient Greek λάμπω, from Ancient Greek κτείς, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

lamprophyre (English): An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous...

Definitions

  1. An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous...

Ancestry of “lamprophyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλαμπρόςbright, radiant
2Ancient Greekλάμπωto shine, be bright, give light; to be loud,...
3Ancient Greekκτείςcomb; rake; horn of a lyre
4Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗncomb
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “lamprophyre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn →Every word from Ancient Greek κτείς →