English

lightboard

From light + board.

A compound of light + board

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’

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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą

Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’

Old English lēoht

Middle English light ‘light, illumination’

English light

Proto-Germanic *burdą ‘board’

Proto-West Germanic *bord ‘board’

Old English bord ‘board’

Middle English boord

English board

Today it means

noun An electronic console used to control the lights in a theatre.

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

Etymograph / lightboard