The story
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewktom
- Proto-Germanic*leuhtą
- Proto-West Germanic*leuht
- Old Englishlēoht
- Middle Englishlight
- Englishlight
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-lo-s
- Proto-Italic*amlos?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
- Proto-Italic*amβi-
- Latinambi-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
- Proto-Italic*plēnos
- Latinplēnus?
- Latinambiplus?
- Latinamplus
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Italic*θakos
- Latinamplificō
- Latinamplificātiō
- Englishamplification
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tey-?
- Latinstimulus
- Latinstimulo
- Latinstimulatus
- Englishstimulate
- Englishstimulated
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
- Proto-Italic*meitō
- Old Latinmītō
- Latinmittō
- Latinēmittō
- Latinēmissiō
- Middle Frenchémission
- Englishemission
- Latinradius
- Latinradiō
- Latinradiatio
- Englishradiation
- EnglishLASER
- Englishlaser
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰen-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰéntis
- Proto-Germanic*gunþiz
- Old Norsegunnr
- Proto-Indo-European*kelh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*kelh₂tís
- Proto-Germanic*hildiz
- Old Norsehildr
- Old NorseGunnhildr
- Middle Englishgunne
- Englishgun
- English todaylasergun
From laser + gun.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.