Where does “translucere” come from?

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

translucere (Latin): present active infinitive of trānslūceō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of trānslūceō

Ancestry of “translucere”, step by step

translucere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lucere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlucerepresent active infinitive of lūceō; to shine; to...
2Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
3Proto-Italicloukslight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Latin trans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintransacross, beyond
2Proto-Italictrānts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →
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