Etymology · Ancient Greek
λαμπάς
3 English words descend from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, most common first.
- lampA device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
- lampadariusA slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other high officials both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire.
- lampadomancydivination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.