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Where does “luminen” come from?

luminen (Middle English) comes from Middle English enluminen, from Old French enluminer, from Latin illūminō, from Latin lūminō, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

luminen (Middle English): to illuminate

Definitions

  1. to illuminate

Ancestry of “luminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishenluminento shed light on, illuminate; to enlighten; to...
2Old Frenchenluminerto brighten, light up; to give colour to; to...
3Latinillūminō—
4Latinlūminō—
5Latinlūmen—
6English-escencea specified process or state
7Latin-escens—
8Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
9Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
10Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
11Proto-Italic-ējō—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
13Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “luminen”

  • limned
  • limn
  • limner
  • dislimn
  • unlimned
  • enlimn
  • lymm
  • lymne
  • limyne
  • limnen
  • lymn
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