Where does “luzerna” come from?

luzerna (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese luzerna, from Latin lucerna, from Latin lūcēre.

luzerna (Portuguese): oil lamp

Definitions

  1. oil lamp

Ancestry of “luzerna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseluzerna—
2Latinlucernaa lamp, an oil lamp
3Latinlūcēre—
Every word from Latin lūcēre →Every word from Latin lucerna →Every word from Old Portuguese luzerna →