allumer etymology

French word allumer comes from Latin lumino (I brighten. I illuminate. I reveal (throw light on).), Latin indu

Detailed word origin of allumer

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
lumino Latin (lat) I brighten. I illuminate. I reveal (throw light on).
indu Latin (lat)
illuminatum Latin (lat)
*alluminare Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
allumer French (fra) To arouse, to turn on. To light, to set alight. To turn on (e.g. a light).

Words with the same origin as allumer

Descendants of lumino
allumage enluminer enluminure illumination illuminer illuminé lumière rallumer
Descendants of indu
indigence indigent