lychnobite
English
noun
Definitions
- (rare) A person who works or labors at night and sleeps during the day.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek λύχνος (lamp).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λύχνος
Gloss
lamp
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
灯
Emoji
🛋️ 🪔
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lychnomancy English
- lychnoscope English
- λυχνίς Ancient Greek
- λυχνοκαΐα Ancient Greek
- λυχνοῦχος Ancient Greek
- λυχνῖτις Ancient Greek
- λύχνος Ancient Greek
- *luk-s-nos Proto-Indo-European