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Where does “spacelight” come from?

spacelight (English) comes from English Light, from Middle English light, from Old English lēoht, from Proto-West Germanic leuht, from Proto-Germanic leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European lewktom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

spacelight (English): A weather-resistant light used to illuminate...

Definitions

  1. A weather-resistant light used to illuminate...

Ancestry of “spacelight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLight—
2Middle EnglishlightThe radiation which allows for vision by...
3Old Englishlēohtluminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,...
4Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
5Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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