Where does “morlue” come from?

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

Ancestry of “morlue”, step by step

morlue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French lus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchluspike
2Latinluciusa fish, probably the pike
3Latinlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.)
4Proto-Italicloukslight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Breton mor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonmorsea
2Proto-Brythonicmorsea
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “morlue”

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