Where does “lampȳris” come from?

lampȳris (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λαμπυρίς, from Ancient Greek λάμπω, from Ancient Greek κτείς, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

lampȳris (Latin): A glowworm

Definitions

  1. A glowworm

Ancestry of “lampȳris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλαμπυρίςglowworm
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 “lampȳris”

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