Where does “luș” come from?

luș (Romanian) comes from French louche, from Old French lousche, from Latin lusca, from Latin luscus, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

luș (Romanian): cross-eyed

Definitions

  1. cross-eyed

Ancestry of “luș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlouchecross-eyed; cloudy; obscure; shady; dubious;...
2Old Frenchlousche—
3Latinluscanominative feminine singular of luscus;...
4Latinluscusone-eyed; with one eye shut; half blind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Latin luscus →Every word from Latin lusca →