Etymograph

English

luminousness

From luminous + -ness.

Formed from luminous + -ness

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’

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Proto-Italic *louksmən

Latin lūmen ‘light’

Latin lūminōsus ‘bright, luminous, full of light’

Middle French lumineus

English luminous

Today it means

noun The quality of being luminous.

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

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