Etymology

luminous

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Today it means: Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining. Full definition →

Middle French lumineus ← Latin lūminōsus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlūminōsus
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromlumineus
  3. English todayluminous

Borrowed from Middle French lumineus, from Latin lūminōsus.

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