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Where does “transillumination” come from?

transillumination (English) comes from English illumination, from Middle French illumination, from Latin illuminatio, from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

transillumination (English): A shining through; The examination of a body...

Definitions

  1. A shining through; The examination of a body...

Ancestry of “transillumination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishilluminationThe act of illuminating, or supplying with light;...
2Middle Frenchillumination—
3Latinilluminatioglory; enlightening; illumination, lighting
4Latinillūminō—
5Latinlūminō—
6Latinlūmen—
7English-escencea specified process or state
8Latin-escens—
9Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
10Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
11Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
12Proto-Italic-ējō—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
14Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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