English
lumirubin
Lumirubin comes from Latin lūmen ‘light’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwksmn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louksmənreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūmen‘light’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016lumirubin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwksmn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louksmənreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūmen‘light’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016lumirubin
Earliest quotation: 2016, The Biological Effects of Bilirubin Photoisomers: “Its binding constant to albumin was much lower when…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, los, link, lucy, ounce, lea, lunar, luna, lux, translucent, lucid, lynx, luce, loach, lune, leucine, lum, luminary, 74 more
through Latin lūmen ‘light’
illumination, illuminate, lumen, luminous, luminosity, lumia, luminescent, luminal, 18 more
Today it means
noun A structural isomer of bilirubin, formed during phototherapy used to treat neonatal jaundice.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / lumirubin