English
alluminor
Alluminor comes from Old French alumineor, from Latin ad ‘toward, to (direction)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘toward, to (direction)’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400alumineor
- Englishearliest quotation 1607alluminor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘toward, to (direction)’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400alumineor
- Englishearliest quotation 1607alluminor
Earliest quotation: 1607, John Cowell: “Alluminor denotes one, that by his Trade coloureth or…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’
through Proto-Italic *ad ‘toward, to, on, up to, for’
through Latin ad ‘toward, to (direction)’
agree, ad, aim, await, appoint, attire, adage, amortization, accolade, affix, adulation, après, adroit, alliteration, affine, adobo, apres, apportion, 19 more
Today it means
noun An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd / alluminor