Where does “Lúcia” come from?

Lúcia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Lúcio, 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.

Lúcia (Portuguese): a plant of genus Lucya, family Rubiaceae

Definitions

  1. a plant of genus Lucya, family Rubiaceae

Ancestry of “Lúcia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseLúciopike any fish of the genus
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →