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Where does “illuminare” come from?

illuminare (Italian) comes from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

illuminare (Italian): to light; to enlighten; to dawn on

Definitions

  1. to light; to enlighten; to dawn on

Ancestry of “illuminare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillūminō—
2Latinlūminō—
3Latinlūmen—
4English-escencea specified process or state
5Latin-escens—
6Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
7Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
8Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
9Proto-Italic-ējō—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
11Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “illuminare”

  • retroilluminato
  • illuminato
  • illuminati
  • aeroilluminante
  • illuminante
  • illuminatore
  • illuminate
  • illuminatamente
  • illuminamento
  • autoilluminante
  • illuminometro
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