myEtymology.com: French etymology of luminarie

Etymology of the French word luminarie

the Old French word luminarie

derived from the Latin word luminare (car-light; projector lamp; illuminate, give light to; light up; window-shutter, window)

derived from the Latin word lumen (light, opening; light; lamp, torch)

derived from the Classical Latin word lux (clear; light, daylight, light of day)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leuk- (bright, white light)

Word found in Old French