Where does “lucerne” come from?

Lucerne comes from French luzerne, from Occitan luzerno, from Latin lucerna meaning "lamp," derived from Latin lux meaning "light," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewk- meaning "to shine."

lucerne (English): Alfalfa

Definitions

  1. Alfalfa

Ancestry of “lucerne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchluzernealfalfa
2Occitanluzernoglowworm; glow-worm
3Latinlucernaa lamp, an oil lamp
4Latinlūcēre—
Every word from Latin lūcēre →Every word from Latin lucerna →Every word from Occitan luzerno →