πυγολαμπίς
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca)
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek πῡγή (buttocks, rump, tail) + Ancient Greek λάμπω (shine, I shine, gleam).
Origin
Ancient Greek
λάμπω
Gloss
shine, I shine, gleam
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🌟 ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 💡 🔦 🕯️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lampo Latin
- lampāre Latin
- Πυριλάμπης Ancient Greek
- καλλίπυγος Ancient Greek
- λάμπω Ancient Greek
- λαμπάς Ancient Greek
- λαμπρός Ancient Greek
- λαμπτήρ Ancient Greek
- πύγαργος Ancient Greek
- πῡγή Ancient Greek
- *leh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- λάμπω Greek (modern)
- llamburitës Albanian