Etymology

illumination

il·lu·mi·na·tion
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Today it means: The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. Full definition →

Middle French illumination ← Late Latin illūminātiō ← Latin illūminō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*léwksmn̥
  7. Proto-Italic*louksmən
  8. Latinlūmen
  9. Latinlūminō
  10. Latinillūminō
  11. Late Latinillūminātiō
  12. Middle Frenchillumination
  13. English todayillumination

Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illūminātiō, from Latin illumino. Equivalent to illuminate + -ion.

Words from the same roots

Latinillumino all →

limn

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