Where does “radiant” come from?
Radiant comes from Middle French radiant, from Latin radians, the present participle of radiare meaning "to shine," from radius meaning "ray" or "staff."
radiant (English): Radiating light and/or heat; Emitted as...
Definitions
- Radiating light and/or heat; Emitted as...
Ancestry of “radiant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | radiant | — |
| 2 | Latin | radiantis | genitive masculine singular of radiāns; genitive... |
| 3 | Latin | radiare | present active infinitive of radiō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 5 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 6 | Middle English | -an | — |