Etymograph

English

sunlamp

From sun + lamp.

A compound of sun + lamp

Proto-West Germanic *sunnā

Old English sunna

Middle English soen

English sun

Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- ‘to shine’

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Latin lampas ‘torch, lamp, light’

Late Latin lampada

Old French lampe ‘lamp, light’

Middle English laumpe ‘a lamp or light’

English lamp

Today it means

noun A lamp that produces ultraviolet radiation; used for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sunlamp”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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