An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Radiating light or other types of electromagnetic energy.

Etymology (EN): From L. luminosus “shining, full of light,” from → lumen (gen. luminis) “light,” related to lucere “to shine.”

Etymology (PE): Tâbân “luminous,” verbal adj. of tâbidan “to shine,” variants tâftan “to shine,” tafsidan “to become hot,” related to tâb “heat, burning; heated iron; torment,” âftâb “sunshine,” tâbé “frying-pan,” tab “fever;” dialect of Gaz tôu-, tôwâ “to shine;” Khotanese ttav- “to be hot;” Mid.Pers. tâftan “to heat, burn, shine;” taftan “to become hot;” Parthian tâb- “to shine;”
Av. tāp-, taf- “to warm up, heat,” tafsat “became hot,” tāpaiieiti “to create warmth;” cf. Skt. tap- “to heat, be/become hot; to spoil, injure, damage; to suffer,” tapati “burns;” L. tepere “to be warm,” tepidus “warm;” PIE base *tep- “to be warm.”