Where does “lurcucú” come from?
lurcucú (Galician) comes from Galician co, from Galician con, from Old Portuguese çon, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
lurcucú (Galician): firefly; glowworm
Definitions
- firefly; glowworm
Ancestry of “lurcucú”, step by step
lurcucú traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician co
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | co | with the |
| 2 | Galician | con | with; and; boulder, specially those found... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | çon | — |
| 4 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 5 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |