Where does “luminescence” come from?
Luminescence derives from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- meaning "to shine," combined with Latin -eo, Proto-Italic -skō, and Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti, -éyeti, and -yeti.
luminescence (English): Any emission of light that cannot be attributed...
Definitions
- Any emission of light that cannot be attributed...
Ancestry of “luminescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 2 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 3 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 4 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 5 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “luminescence”
- photoluminescence
- bioluminescence
- chemiluminescence
- electroluminescence
- thermoluminescence
- cathodoluminescence
- electrochemiluminescence
- sonoluminescence
- chemoluminescence
- triboluminescence
- superluminescence
- microphotoluminescence
- radioluminescence
- mechanoluminescence
- radiophotoluminescence
- magnetoluminescence
- autoluminescence
- piezoluminescence
- magnetophotoluminescence
- immunoluminescence
- radiothermoluminescence
- Lumineszenz
- luminescência
- adsorboluminescence