luciferous
‘luminous; emitting light’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. lucifer ‘light-bringing’ < O.E. lucifer ‘Satan’ < Lat. lucifer ‘morning star’ < lux ‘light’ +ferre ‘ to carry, bear’ + -ous < loo < leuk- < Tamil el
luciferous
‘luminous; emitting light’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. lucifer ‘light-bringing’ < O.E. lucifer ‘Satan’ < Lat. lucifer ‘morning star’ < lux ‘light’ +ferre ‘ to carry, bear’ + -ous < loo < leuk- < Tamil el
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’