English
lucigenin
Lucigenin comes from Latin lux ‘light’, from Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’, and ultimately from *lewk-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwks‘something bright, white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louks‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElux‘light’
- Englishtodaylucigenin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwks‘something bright, white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louks‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElux‘light’
- Englishtodaylucigenin
Formed from -gen + -in
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
low, light, los, link, ounce, lea, lunar, luna, illumination, lynx, illuminate, luminous, translucent, lumen, lumia, lucid, luminosity, lucerne, lum, lune, luminary, luminescent, lucent, leucine, luminal, 72 more
through Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’
through Latin lux ‘light’
Today it means
noun An aromatic compound, bis-N-methylacridinium nitrate, that exhibits a bluish-green fluorescence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / lucigenin