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Where does “lume” come from?

lume (Italian) comes from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

lume (Italian): A light source; star; light, specifically

Definitions

  1. A light source; star; light, specifically

Ancestry of “lume”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lume”

  • paralume
  • barlume
  • lumeggiare
  • lumeggiamento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →