Where does “lucubrate” come from?

lucubrate (Latin) comes from Latin lucubro, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lucubrate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “lucubrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlucubroI work at night, candlelight or lamplight,...
2Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
3Proto-Italicloukslight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →