Where does “lightmapping” come from?

lightmapping (English) comes from English Light, from Middle English light, from Old English lēoht, from Proto-West Germanic leuht, from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lightmapping (English): The use of lightmaps

Definitions

  1. The use of lightmaps

Ancestry of “lightmapping”, step by step

lightmapping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Light

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLightA place name
2Middle EnglishlightThe radiation which allows for vision by...
3Old Englishlēohtluminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,...
4Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
5Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via English mapping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmappingThe process of making maps; The process of...
2EnglishmapA visual representation of an area, whether real...
3Middle Englishmappemounde
4Old Frenchmapamondeworld map
5Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewktomEvery word from Proto-Germanic leuhtą