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Where does “loucheuse” come from?

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

loucheuse (French): female equivalent of loucheur

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of loucheur

Ancestry of “loucheuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchloucherto be cross-eyed, to be squint-eyed, to squint;...
2Frenchlouchecross-eyed; cloudy; obscure; shady; dubious;...
3Old Frenchlousche—
4Latinluscanominative feminine singular of luscus;...
5Latinluscusone-eyed; with one eye shut; half blind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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