Where does “φαροφύλακας” come from?

φαροφύλακας (Greek) comes from Greek φάρος, from Ancient Greek φάρος, from Ancient Greek φᾶρος — large piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

φαροφύλακας (Greek): lighthouse keeper

Definitions

  1. lighthouse keeper

Ancestry of “φαροφύλακας”, step by step

φαροφύλακας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek φάρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφάροςlighthouse
2Ancient Greekφάροςpharynx; plough; ploughing
3Ancient Greekφᾶροςlarge piece of cloth, web; wide cloak or mantle...

via Greek φύλακας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφύλακαςguard, gatekeeper, attendant, warden, custodian
2Ancient Greekφύλαξguard; sentry
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