Where does “bioillumination” come from?
bioillumination (English) comes from English illumination, from Middle French illumination, from Latin illuminatio, from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
bioillumination (English): illumination by means of bioluminescence
Definitions
- illumination by means of bioluminescence
Ancestry of “bioillumination”, step by step
bioillumination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English illumination
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illumination | The act of illuminating, or supplying with light;... |
| 2 | Middle French | illumination | — |
| 3 | Latin | illuminatio | glory; enlightening; illumination, lighting |
| 4 | Latin | illūminō | to illuminate, light up, brighten |
| 5 | Latin | lūminō | to illuminate |
| 6 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 7 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 8 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 9 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 10 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |