Where does “lūmen” come from?

lūmen (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European léwksmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lūmen (Latin): light, source of light

Definitions

  1. light, source of light

Ancestry of “lūmen”, step by step

lūmen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European léwksmn̥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanléwksmn̥—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx

via Proto-Italic *louksmən

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*louksmən—

Words derived from “lūmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwksmn̥ →