Where does “limn” come from?
limn (English) comes from Middle English limnen, from Middle English enluminen, from Old French enluminer, from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
limn (English): To draw or paint; to delineate; To illuminate, as...
Definitions
- To draw or paint; to delineate; To illuminate, as...
Ancestry of “limn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | limnen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | enluminen | to shed light on, illuminate; to enlighten; to... |
| 3 | Old French | enluminer | to brighten, light up; to give colour to; to... |
| 4 | Latin | illūminō | to illuminate, light up, brighten |
| 5 | Latin | lūminō | to illuminate |
| 6 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 7 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 8 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 9 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 10 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |