Where does “antilights” come from?
antilights (English) comes from English lights, from English light, from Middle English liht, from Middle English light, from Old English lēoht, from Proto-West Germanic leuht, from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom — bright; to shine; to see.
antilights (English): Opposed or hostile to lights
Definitions
- Opposed or hostile to lights
Ancestry of “antilights”, step by step
antilights traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lights
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lights | plural of light; API pl; The lungs, now chiefly... |
| 2 | English | light | Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye... |
| 3 | Middle English | liht | Alternative form of light |
| 4 | Middle English | light | The radiation which allows for vision by... |
| 5 | Old English | lēoht | luminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | leuht | light, bright; light |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | leuhtą | light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewktom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |