obeliscolychny

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀβελισκολύχνιον“spit used as a lamp-holder”
2. Middle French · derived fromobeliscolychnie
3. English todayobeliscolychny

From Middle French obeliscolychnie (in Rabelais), from Ancient Greek ὀβελισκολύχνιον (obeliskolúkhnion, “spit used as a lamp-holder”), from ὀβελίσκος (obelískos, “obelisk”) + λυχνίον (lukhníon, “lamp-stand”).