English

glowlamp

From glow + lamp.

A compound of glow + lamp

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- ‘to shine, glow’

Middle English glouen

English glow

Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- ‘to shine’

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Latin lampas ‘torch, lamp, light’

Late Latin lampada

Old French lampe ‘lamp, light’

Middle English laumpe ‘a lamp or light’

English lamp

Today it means

noun A glowing lamp.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / glowlamp