Where does “lucifugo” come from?

lucifugo (Italian) comes from Italian luce, from Latin lūcem, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lucifugo (Italian): that lives in a dark environment of an animal

Definitions

  1. that lives in a dark environment of an animal

Ancestry of “lucifugo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlucelight; clearance; span
2Latinlūcem—
3Proto-Italicloukslight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lucifugo”

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