Where does “louche” come from?

louche (French) comes from Old French lousche, from Latin lusca, from Latin luscus, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

louche (French): cross-eyed; cloudy; obscure; shady; dubious;...

Definitions

  1. cross-eyed; cloudy; obscure; shady; dubious;...

Ancestry of “louche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlousche—
2Latinluscanominative feminine singular of luscus;...
3Latinluscusone-eyed; with one eye shut; half blind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “louche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Latin luscus →Every word from Latin lusca →