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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illuminate | To shine light on something; To decorate... |
| 2 | Latin | illuminatus | illuminated, brightened, having been illuminated;... |
| 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 |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |