Where does “luceafăr” come from?

luceafăr (Romanian) comes from Latin lūciferum, from Latin -fer, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

luceafăr (Romanian): the morningstar, daystar, planet Venus; a...

Definitions

  1. the morningstar, daystar, planet Venus; a...

Ancestry of “luceafăr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūciferum—
2Latin-fer-bearing, -carrying, -bringing
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “luceafăr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →