Where does “lucerne” come from?

lucerne (Old French) comes from Latin lucerna, from Latin lūcēre.

lucerne (Old French): lamp; torch

Definitions

  1. lamp; torch

Ancestry of “lucerne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlucernaa lamp, an oil lamp
2Latinlūcēre—
Every word from Latin lūcēre →Every word from Latin lucerna →