Where does “electroluminescent” come from?
electroluminescent (English) comes from English luminescent, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
electroluminescent (English): having the quality of electroluminescence
Definitions
- having the quality of electroluminescence
Ancestry of “electroluminescent”, step by step
electroluminescent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English luminescent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luminescent | Emitting light by luminescence |
| 2 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 3 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 4 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 5 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 6 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via French électroluminescent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | électroluminescent | electroluminescent |
| 2 | French | luminescent | luminescent |
| 3 | French | luminescence | luminescence |