Where does “morue” come from?

morue (French) comes from Old French morlue, from Old French lus, 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.

morue (French): cod; a whore; a broad; an ugly person; an oaf

Definitions

  1. cod; a whore; a broad; an ugly person; an oaf

Ancestry of “morue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmorlue—
2Old Frenchluspike
3Latinluciusa fish, probably the pike
4Latinlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.)
5Proto-Italicloukslight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “morue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →