English
lanternlight
From lantern + light.
Ancient Greek λᾰ́μπω ‘to shine, be bright, give light’
Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ ‘torch’
Latin lanterna
Old French lanterne
Middle English lanterne ‘a lantern or lamp’
English lantern
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’
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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą
Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’
Old English lēoht
Middle English light ‘light, illumination’
English light
Today it means
noun The light of a lantern.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lanternlight