English
lychnoscope
Lychnoscope comes from Ancient Greek λύχνος ‘lamp’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*luk-s-nosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύχνοςlúkhnos‘lamp’
- Englishtodaylychnoscope
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*luk-s-nosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλύχνοςlúkhnos‘lamp’
- Englishtodaylychnoscope
Formed from -scope
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, los, lucy, ounce, lunar, luna, lea, illumination, lux, illuminate, lucid, translucent, luminous, lumen, luce, lumia, lynx, luminosity, lum, lune, leucine, luminary, luminescent, loach, luminal, 74 more
through Ancient Greek λύχνος ‘lamp’
Today it means
noun A low side window in a church.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / lychnoscope