Where does “alacantí” come from?
alacantí (Catalan) comes from Catalan Alacant, from Latin Lucentum, from Ancient Greek λευκός, from Proto-Hellenic *leukós — white.
Ancestry of “alacantí”, step by step
alacantí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan Alacant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | Alacant | — |
| 2 | Latin | Lucentum | now Alicante |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λευκός | bright, shining, gleaming; light in color; white;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *leukós | white |
via Catalan i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | i | The Latin letter I; and; used to connect two... |
| 2 | Old Catalan | e | — |