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Where does “limnic” come from?

limnic (English) comes from English limn, from Middle English limnen, from Middle English enluminen, from Old French enluminer, from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

limnic (English): Relating to fresh water, typically a lake or...

Definitions

  1. Relating to fresh water, typically a lake or...

Ancestry of “limnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlimnTo draw or paint; to delineate; To illuminate, as...
2Middle Englishlimnen—
3Middle Englishenluminento shed light on, illuminate; to enlighten; to...
4Old Frenchenluminerto brighten, light up; to give colour to; to...
5Latinillūminō—
6Latinlūminō—
7Latinlūmen—
8English-escencea specified process or state
9Latin-escens—
10Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
11Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
12Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
13Proto-Italic-ējō—
14Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
15Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “limnic”

  • hololimnic
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