Where does “luminaria” come from?

luminaria (Italian) comes from Late Latin luminaria, from Latin luminare, from Latin -aris, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

luminaria (Italian): illuminations

Definitions

  1. illuminations

Ancestry of “luminaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinluminarialight
2LatinluminareThat which gives light; enlightener; a...
3Latin-arisUsed to form an adjective, usually from a noun,...
4Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
5Proto-Indo-European-li-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li- →Every word from Latin -alis →Every word from Latin -aris →