English
enlimn
From en- + limn.
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
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Latin lūminō ‘light up’
Latin illūminō ‘to brighten, light up’
Old French enluminer ‘to brighten, light up’
Middle English limnen
English limn
Today it means
verb To adorn (a book, manuscript, etc.) with coloured and decorated letters and/or figures.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / enlimn