Etymology

superluminal

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Today it means: Faster than light; having a speed greater than light. Full definition →

English luminal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin lumina
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Latinlumina
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishluminal
  11. English todaysuperluminal

From super- + luminal.

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