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Where does “illuminator” come from?

Illuminator comes from Middle English illuminatour, from Latin illuminātor, an agent noun from illumināre meaning to light up, composed of in- and Latin lūmen meaning light.

illuminator (English): Agent noun of illuminate; one who illuminates; an...

Definitions

  1. Agent noun of illuminate; one who illuminates; an...

Ancestry of “illuminator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishilluminateTo shine light on something; To decorate...
2Latinilluminatusilluminated, brightened, having been illuminated;...
3Latinillūminō—
4Latinlūminō—
5Latinlūmen—
6English-escencea specified process or state
7Latin-escens—
8Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
9Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
10Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
11Proto-Italic-ējō—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
13Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “illuminator”

  • endoilluminator
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