Where does “lucișor” come from?
lucișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian luciu, from Romanian luci, from Vulgar Latin lucire, from Latin lūceō, from Proto-Italic loukeō, from Proto-Indo-European lowkéye-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
Ancestry of “lucișor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | luciu | brilliance, splendor, magnificence, glory |
| 2 | Romanian | luci | to shine, sparkle, shimmer, glisten; to beam with... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | lucire | present active infinitive of *lūciō |
| 4 | Latin | lūceō | to be light, clear; to shine, glitter |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | loukeō | cause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lowkéye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |