Where does “elucubrate” come from?
elucubrate (Latin) comes from Latin elucubro, from Latin lūcubrō, from Latin lūx, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
elucubrate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
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- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “elucubrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | elucubro | I make, produce or compose by night, candlelight... |
| 2 | Latin | lūcubrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | lūx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | louks | light |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |