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Where does “lymne” come from?

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

lymne (Middle English): to illuminate

Definitions

  1. to illuminate

Ancestry of “lymne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishluminento illuminate
2Middle Englishenluminento shed light on, illuminate; to enlighten; to...
3Old Frenchenluminerto brighten, light up; to give colour to; to...
4Latinillūminō—
5Latinlūminō—
6Latinlūmen—
7English-escencea specified process or state
8Latin-escens—
9Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
10Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
11Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
12Proto-Italic-ējō—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
14Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “lymne”

  • limned
  • limn
  • limner
  • dislimn
  • unlimned
  • enlimn
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