Where does “lucio” come from?

lucio (Spanish) comes from Latin lucius, from Latin lūx, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lucio (Spanish): pike; slowworm; bright, luminous

Definitions

  1. pike; slowworm; bright, luminous

Ancestry of “lucio”, step by step

lucio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lucius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluciusa fish, probably the pike
2Latinlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.)
3Proto-Italicloukslight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Vulgar Latin luscidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinluscidus—
2LatinLuscusa cognomen used by the
3Latinluscusone-eyed; with one eye shut; half blind

Words derived from “lucio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →