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Where does “elucens” come from?

elucens (Latin) comes from Latin eluceo, from Latin lūceō, from Proto-Italic loukeō, from Proto-Indo-European lowkéye-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

elucens (Latin): shining or glittering

Definitions

  1. shining or glittering

Ancestry of “elucens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineluceoI shine out or forth, glitter; I shine out, show...
2Latinlūceō—
3Proto-Italicloukeōcause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlowkéye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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