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Where does “léwksmn̥” come from?

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

Ancestry of “léwksmn̥”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “léwksmn̥”

  • illumination
  • luminous
  • fluorescence
  • illuminating
  • illuminate
  • lumen
  • luminescence
  • luminary
  • illumine
  • immunofluorescence
  • illuminator
  • photoluminescence
  • limned
  • bioluminescence
  • luminously
  • chemiluminescence
  • autofluorescence
  • illuminative
  • luminaire
  • limn
  • luminiferous
  • electroluminescence
  • limner
  • lumenal
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