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Where does “lócharn” come from?
lócharn (Old Irish) comes from Latin lucerna, from Latin lūcēre.
Ancestry of “lócharn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
lucerna
a lamp, an oil lamp
2
Latin
lūcēre
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Every word from Latin lūcēre →
Every word from Latin lucerna →