Where does “lusern” come from?

lusern (Swedish) comes from French luzerne, from Occitan luzerno, from Latin lucerna, from Latin lūcēre.

lusern (Swedish): medick, burclover, any plant of the genus Medicago

Definitions

  1. medick, burclover, any plant of the genus Medicago

Ancestry of “lusern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchluzernealfalfa
2Occitanluzernoglowworm; glow-worm
3Latinlucernaa lamp, an oil lamp
4Latinlūcēre

Words derived from “lusern

Every word from Latin lūcēreEvery word from Latin lucernaEvery word from Occitan luzerno
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