Where does “triboluminesko” come from?
triboluminesko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto luminesko, from Esperanto lumineski, from English luminesce, from English luminescent, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
triboluminesko (Esperanto): triboluminescence, the production of light by friction
Definitions
- triboluminescence, the production of light by friction
Ancestry of “triboluminesko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | luminesko | luminescence |
| 2 | Esperanto | lumineski | to luminesce |
| 3 | English | luminesce | To give off light, including in the invisible... |
| 4 | English | luminescent | Emitting light by luminescence |
| 5 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 6 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 7 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 8 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 9 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |