English
luxon
Luxon 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’
- Englishtodayluxon
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’
- Englishtodayluxon
Formed from -on
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, ounce, lea, lunar, luna, illuminate, lynx, translucent, illumination, luminous, lucid, lumen, luminosity, lumia, lucerne, leucine, lucent, luminescent, lum, luminary, lune, luminal, 72 more
through Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’
through Latin lux ‘light’
Today it means
noun Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero mass: typically a photon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / luxon