Where does “luminari” come from?
luminari (Italian) comes from Italian luminare, from Latin lūmināre, 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.
luminari (Italian): plural of luminare; plural of luminario
Definitions
- plural of luminare; plural of luminario
Ancestry of “luminari”, step by step
luminari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian luminare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | luminare | A shining heavenly body; One who has achieved... |
| 2 | Latin | lūmināre | That which gives light; enlightener |
| 3 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 4 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 5 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 6 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 7 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Italian luminario
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | luminario | luminary |