Where does “Lampyrini” come from?
Lampyrini (Translingual) comes from Translingual Lampyris, from Latin lampȳris, 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.
Ancestry of “Lampyrini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Lampyris | — |
| 2 | Latin | lampȳris | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λαμπυρίς | glowworm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λάμπω | to shine, be bright, give light; to be loud,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κτείς | comb; rake; horn of a lyre |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *pḱtḗn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |