Where does “lynchinus” come from?

lynchinus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “lynchinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lynchinus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύχνος →
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