English
limned
From limn + -ed.
A compound of limn + -ed
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
adj described or represented in a lifelike manner
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / limned