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Where does “illumine” come from?

Illumine comes from French illuminer, from Latin illuminare, composed of the prefix in- and the root from Proto-Indo-European ne.

illumine (English): To illuminate; To light up

Definitions

  1. To illuminate; To light up

Ancestry of “illumine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchilluminerto illuminate, to light up; to illuminate, to...
2Latinillūmināre—

Words derived from “illumine”

  • illuminer
  • reillumine
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