Etymograph

English

lightstation

From light + station.

A compound of light + station

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

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

Latin statiō ‘standing’

Latin statiōnem

Anglo-Norman estation

Middle English stacioun ‘station, position’

English station

Today it means

noun A lighthouse and associated outbuildings.

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

Etymograph / lightstation