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Where does “Lecco” come from?

Lecco (English) comes from Italian Lecco, from Latin Leucum, from Gaulish leux, from Proto-Celtic leuxs, from Proto-Indo-European léwks.

Ancestry of “Lecco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianLecco—
2LatinLeucum—
3Gaulishleuxlight
4Proto-Celticleuxs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwks—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwks →