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Where does “luccio” come from?

luccio (Italian) comes 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.

luccio (Italian): pike, "Esox lucius"

Definitions

  1. pike, "Esox lucius"

Ancestry of “luccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluciusa fish, probably the pike
2Latinlūx—
3Proto-Italicloukslight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →