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Where does “lucernal” come from?

lucernal (English) comes from Latin lucerna, from Latin lūcēre.

lucernal (English): Of or pertaining to a lamp

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a lamp

Ancestry of “lucernal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlucernaa lamp, an oil lamp
2Latinlūcēre—
Every word from Latin lūcēre →