Where does “lucerna” come from?

lucerna (Polish) comes from German Luzerne, from French luzerne, from Occitan luzerno, from Latin lucerna, from Latin lūcēre.

lucerna (Polish): alfalfa, lucerne

Definitions

  1. alfalfa, lucerne

Ancestry of “lucerna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLuzernealfalfa
2Frenchluzernealfalfa
3Occitanluzernoglowworm; glow-worm
4Latinlucernaa lamp, an oil lamp
5Latinlūcēre—
Every word from Latin lūcēre →Every word from Latin lucerna →Every word from Occitan luzerno →