Where does “streetlight” come from?
Streetlight combines English street with light, where light derives from Old English lēoht, Proto-Germanic liuhtijaną, and Proto-Indo-European lewktom meaning illumination or brightness.
streetlight (English): Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a...
Definitions
- Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a...
Ancestry of “streetlight”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | street | A paved part of road, usually in a village or a... |
| 2 | Middle English | strete | A road or path connecting two settlements or... |
| 3 | Old English | strǣt | road; a road, a town-road, a street, a paved... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strātu | street, paved road |
| 5 | Latin | strāta | — |
| 6 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | sternō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
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