Where does “lucecú” come from?

lucecú (Galician) comes from Galician luz, from Old Portuguese luz, from Latin lūx, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lucecú (Galician): glowworm

Definitions

  1. glowworm

Ancestry of “lucecú”, step by step

lucecú traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician luz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianluzlight; daylight
2Old Portugueseluz—
3Latinlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.)
4Proto-Italicloukslight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Galician cu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancuass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks;...
2Old Portuguesecuu—
3Latincūlusthe arse, ass
4Proto-Celtickūloscorner
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Galician en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianenin; When preceding a complement of a verb it can...
2Old Portugueseenin
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →