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Where does “lucios” come from?

lucios (Spanish) comes from Spanish lucio, 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.

lucios (Spanish): masculine plural of lucio; plural of lucio

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of lucio; plural of lucio

Ancestry of “lucios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishluciopike; slowworm; bright, luminous
2Latinluciusa fish, probably the pike
3Latinlūx—
4Proto-Italicloukslight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →