lumin- root words — words with the lumin- root

The root lumin- comes from Latin lumen, meaning light. 49 words in Dendril are built from it, including illuminate, illuminated, illuminates, illuminating, illumination, luminaries, luminary, luminous, illumine, illumined, illumining, limn. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the lumin- root

Explore words with lumin- — words containing the lumin- root and sharing its sense of "light". Examples include illuminate, illuminated, illuminates, illuminating, illumination, luminaries, luminary, luminous, illumine, illumined, illumining, limn. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The lumin- root means light, from Latin lumen. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.