Etymology

relume

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Today it means: To rekindle; to relight (literally or figuratively). Full definition →

First used 17th c.English (il)lume ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. English(il)lume
  7. English todayrelume

From re- + (il)lume.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. To rekindle; to relight (literally or figuratively).
  • from 18th c. To make clear or bright again.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.