Where does “streetlit” come from?
streetlit (English) comes from English streetlight, from English street, from Middle English strete, from Old English strǣt, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō — sterile, infertile.
streetlit (English): Illuminated by streetlights
Definitions
- Illuminated by streetlights
Ancestry of “streetlit”, step by step
streetlit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English streetlight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | streetlight | Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a... |
| 2 | English | street | A paved part of road, usually in a village or a... |
| 3 | Middle English | strete | A road or path connecting two settlements or... |
| 4 | Old English | strǣt | road; a road, a town-road, a street, a paved... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | strātu | street, paved road |
| 6 | Latin | strāta | a paved road |
| 7 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 8 | Latin | sternō | to spread, stretch out, spread out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via English lit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lit | simple past tense and past participle of light;... |
| 2 | Middle English | lit | Alternative form of light |
| 3 | Old English | lȳt | little, few |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |