Where does “illumination” come from?
Illumination comes from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illuminatio, from Latin illumino, meaning to light up, composed of Latin in- and a root from Proto-Indo-European ne-.
illumination (English): The act of illuminating, or supplying with light;...
Definitions
- The act of illuminating, or supplying with light;...
Ancestry of “illumination”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | illumination | — |
| 2 | Latin | illuminatio | glory; enlightening; illumination, lighting |
| 3 | Latin | illūminō | to illuminate, light up, brighten |
| 4 | Latin | lūminō | to illuminate |
| 5 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 6 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 7 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 8 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 9 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |