Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “lecc” come from?

lecc (Old Irish) comes from Latin Leucum, from Gaulish leux, from Proto-Celtic leuxs, from Proto-Indo-European léwks.

Ancestry of “lecc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLeucum—
2Gaulishleuxlight
3Proto-Celticleuxs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwks—

Words derived from “lecc”

  • leac
  • leac
  • lic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwks →