Where does “lucerna” come from?

lucerna (Czech) comes from Old Czech lucerna, from Latin lucerna, from Latin lūcēre.

lucerna (Czech): lantern

Definitions

  1. lantern

Ancestry of “lucerna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechlucerna—
2Latinlucernaa lamp, an oil lamp
3Latinlūcēre—
Every word from Latin lūcēre →Every word from Latin lucerna →Every word from Old Czech lucerna →
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