Where does “Lampyris” come from?

Lampyris (Translingual) comes 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.

Lampyris (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Lampyris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlampȳrisA glowworm
2Ancient Greekλαμπυρίςglowworm
3Ancient Greekλάμπωto shine, be bright, give light; to be loud,...
4Ancient Greekκτείςcomb; rake; horn of a lyre
5Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗncomb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “Lampyris”

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