Where does “hololimnic” come from?
hololimnic (English) comes from English limnic, from English limn, from Middle English limnen, from Middle English enluminen, from Old French enluminer, from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen — Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
hololimnic (English): Of or pertaining to freshwater in all of its life...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to freshwater in all of its life...
Ancestry of “hololimnic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | limnic | Relating to fresh water, typically a lake or... |
| 2 | English | limn | To draw or paint; to delineate; To illuminate, as... |
| 3 | Middle English | limnen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | enluminen | to shed light on, illuminate; to enlighten; to... |
| 5 | Old French | enluminer | to brighten, light up; to give colour to; to... |
| 6 | Latin | illūminō | — |
| 7 | Latin | lūminō | — |
| 8 | Latin | lūmen | — |
| 9 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 10 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 11 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 12 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |