From Greek 'lampas' (torch), from 'lampein' (to shine) — carrying Mediterranean oil-lamp tradition into the north.
A device for giving light, either one having a covering or being in a stand, or one that uses electricity.
From Middle English 'lampe,' from Old French 'lampe,' from Latin 'lampas' (accusative 'lampadem'), from Greek 'lampas' (λαμπάς) meaning 'torch, lamp, beacon,' from the verb 'lampein' (λάμπειν) meaning 'to shine, to gleam.' The Greek verb derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *lap- or *leh₂p- (to light, to burn, to shine brightly). Oil-lamp technology was central to Mediterranean civilisation, and Greek lampas described both the oil lamp itself and the torch used in relay races
The Olympic torch relay, in which a flame is carried from Olympia to the host city, draws on the ancient Greek 'lampadedromia' — a torch relay race held as a religious festival in Athens and other cities, where teams of runners passed a burning 'lampas' from hand to hand. The word 'lamp' thus connects directly to one of the oldest athletic traditions in the world.
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