Where does “Lu” come from?
Lu (English) comes from English Lucy, from English Lucia, from Latin Lucia, 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.
Lu (English): from Mandarin, see
Definitions
- from Mandarin, see
Ancestry of “Lu”, step by step
Lu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lucy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lucy | derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius |
| 2 | English | Lucia | Lucy |
| 3 | Latin | Lucia | Lucy |
| 4 | Latin | Lucius | a fish, probably the pike |
| 5 | Latin | lux | light; daylight, day, moonlight; life |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | louks | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Chinese 路
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 路 | route; Administrative Circuit of the Four Rivers |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kraʔ | road, way |
via Mandarin 呂
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandarin | 呂 | — |