Where does “Λουκᾶς” come from?

Λουκᾶς (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Λουκᾶς (Ancient Greek): man from Lucania

Definitions

  1. man from Lucania

Ancestry of “Λουκᾶς”, step by step

Λουκᾶς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Lucius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLuciusa fish, probably the pike
2Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
3Proto-Italicloukslight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Latin Lucania

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLucaniaLucania
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Λουκᾶς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →