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Where does “lowkéye-” come from?

lowkéye- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “lowkéye-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lowkéye-”

  • lucid
  • translucent
  • elucidate
  • pellucid
  • lucidly
  • Alicante
  • lucent
  • radiolucent
  • lucerne
  • radiolucency
  • lucency
  • lucern
  • elucidatory
  • translucid
  • translucently
  • semitranslucent
  • noctiluca
  • elucidative
  • lucidness
  • elucidator
  • noctilucent
  • pellucidly
  • hyperlucent
  • pellucidity
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