Etymograph

English

equilux

Equilux comes from Latin lux ‘light’, from Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’, and ultimately from *lewk-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwks‘something bright, white’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louks‘light’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElux‘light’
  5. Englishtodayequilux

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwks‘something bright, white’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louks‘light’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElux‘light’
  5. Englishtodayequilux

Formed from equi- + lux ‘light’

Old Latin aiquos

Latin aequus ‘equal’

English equi-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’

light, low, link, los, ounce, lea, lunar, luna, illumination, lynx, translucent, luminous, lucid, illuminate, lumen, luminosity, lumia, lucerne, leucine, lucent, lum, luminescent, lune, luminary, luminal, 72 more

through Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’

loach, 11 more

through Latin lux ‘light’

lucy, lux, luce, 11 more

Today it means

noun An isophot.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / equilux

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