Where does “เซนต์ลูเซีย” come from?

เซนต์ลูเซีย (Thai) comes from English Saint Lucia, from Latin Lucia, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

เซนต์ลูเซีย (Thai): Saint Lucia

Definitions

  1. Saint Lucia

Ancestry of “เซนต์ลูเซีย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSaint Lucia—
2LatinLuciaLucy
3LatinLuciusa fish, probably the pike
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- →