Where does “lamprofir” come from?
lamprofir (Romanian) comes from English lamprophyre, 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.
lamprofir (Romanian): lamprophyre
Definitions
- lamprophyre
Ancestry of “lamprofir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lamprophyre | An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λαμπρός | bright, radiant |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λάμπω | to shine, be bright, give light; to be loud,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κτείς | comb; rake; horn of a lyre |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pḱtḗn | comb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |