English
Illuminatus
Illuminatus comes from Latin illūminātus ‘illuminated, brightened, having been illuminated’, from lūminō ‘light up’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwksmn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louksmənreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūmen‘light, source of light’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElūminō‘light up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEillūminō‘illuminate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEillūminātus‘illuminated, brightened, having been illuminated’
- EnglishtodayIlluminatus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwksmn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louksmənreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūmen‘light, source of light’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElūminō‘light up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEillūminō‘illuminate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEillūminātus‘illuminated, brightened, having been illuminated’
- EnglishtodayIlluminatus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, lucy, ounce, lea, lunar, luna, lux, lucid, translucent, lynx, luce, loach, lune, leucine, lum, luminary, 77 more
through Latin lūmen ‘light, source of light’
lumen, luminous, luminosity, lumia, luminescent, luminal, 21 more
Today it means
noun A member of the early church who had received baptism and been given a lighted taper as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they had received.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / Illuminatus