Where does “luminous” come from?
Luminous comes from Middle French lumineus, derived from Latin luminosus, formed from Latin lewk- meaning "to shine" with the suffix -osus.
luminous (English): Emitting light; glowing brightly; Brightly...
Definitions
- Emitting light; glowing brightly; Brightly...
Ancestry of “luminous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lumineus | — |
| 2 | Latin | luminosus | bright, luminous, full of light |
| 3 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 4 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 5 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 6 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 7 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |