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Where does “contraluz” come from?

contraluz (Spanish) comes from Spanish Luz, from Old Spanish luz, from Latin lucem, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

contraluz (Spanish): A view from the opposite side of the direction...

Definitions

  1. A view from the opposite side of the direction...

Ancestry of “contraluz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishLuz—
2Old Spanishluz—
3Latinlucemaccusative singular of lūx
4Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
5Proto-Italicloukslight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →