λυχνοκαΐα
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- illumination produced by lamps, lighting
- festival of lamps, held in Sais
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek λύχνος (lamp) + Ancient Greek καίω (burn, kindle, light).
Origin
Ancient Greek
καίω
Gloss
burn, kindle, light
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
🔥
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lychnobite English
- lychnomancy English
- lychnoscope English
- Ναυσικάα Ancient Greek
- καίω Ancient Greek
- καῦμα Ancient Greek
- λυχνίς Ancient Greek
- λυχνοῦχος Ancient Greek
- λυχνῖτις Ancient Greek
- λύχνος Ancient Greek
- πυρκαϊά Ancient Greek
- *luk-s-nos Proto-Indo-European
- καίω Greek (modern)
- *kayyō Proto-Hellenic