Where does “lucy” come from?

lucy (English) comes from Latin lucius, from Latin lūx, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lucy (English): The pike

Definitions

  1. The pike

Ancestry of “lucy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluciusa fish, probably the pike
2Latinlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.)
3Proto-Italicloukslight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →
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