Where does “interilluminate” come from?

interilluminate (English) comes from English illuminate, from Latin illuminatus, from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

interilluminate (English): To illuminate mutually; to light each other

Definitions

  1. To illuminate mutually; to light each other

Ancestry of “interilluminate”, step by step

interilluminate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English illuminate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishilluminateTo shine light on something; To decorate...
2Latinilluminatusilluminated, brightened, having been illuminated;...
3Latinillūminōto illuminate, light up, brighten
4Latinlūminōto illuminate
5Latinlūmenlight, source of light
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

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Latin -eoEvery word from English -escence
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