Where does “lūx” come from?

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

lūx (Latin): light (of the sun, stars etc.)

Definitions

  1. light (of the sun, stars etc.)

Ancestry of “lūx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicloukslight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lūx”

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