Where does “Lúcio” come from?

Lúcio (Portuguese) comes 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.

Lúcio (Portuguese): pike any fish of the genus

Definitions

  1. pike any fish of the genus

Ancestry of “Lúcio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Lúcio”

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