allumer
French
verb
Definitions
- to turn on (e.g. a light)
- to light, to set alight
- to arouse, to turn on
Etymology
Inherited from Old French allumer inherited from Latin *allumināre, illumino, illūmināre, illūminō (illuminate, brighten, light up).
Origin
Latin
illumino, illūmināre, illūminō
Gloss
illuminate, brighten, light up
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *alluminare Latin
- *allumināre Latin
- illumino, illūmināre, illūminō Latin
- illumināre Latin
- illūmināre Latin
- alluminare Italian
- alluminatore Italian
- alluminatura Italian
- allumage French
- allume-feu French
- allumette French
- allumettier French
- allumeur French
- autoallumage French
- enluminer French
- feu French
- illuminer French
- rallumer French
- alumbramiento Spanish, Castilian
- alumbrar Spanish, Castilian
- alumiar Portuguese
- شَعَلَ Arabic
- allumer Old French
- alumer Old French
- alumeto Esperanto
- il·luminar Catalan, Valencian
- alumear Galician
- alleunm'thie Norman
- alleunmer Norman
- alumẽar Old Portuguese
- alumar Occitan
- xegħel Maltese
- allumar Asturian
- aḍḍumari Sicilian
- zalimet Mauritian Creole
- limin Louisiana Creole French
- zalimet Seychellois Creole
- alumar Franco-Provençal