Where does “lueur” come from?

lueur (French) comes from Middle French luour, from Old French lueur, from Vulgar Latin lucorem, from Latin lūceō, from Proto-Italic loukeō, from Proto-Indo-European lowkéye-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lueur (French): glimmer; glow

Definitions

  1. glimmer; glow

Ancestry of “lueur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchluour—
2Old Frenchlueur—
3Vulgar Latinlucorem—
4Latinlūceōto be light, clear; to shine, glitter
5Proto-Italicloukeōcause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlowkéye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lowkéye- →Every word from Proto-Italic loukeō →