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Where does “Luciô” come from?

Luciô (Vietnamese) comes from Portuguese Lúcio, 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.

Ancestry of “Luciô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseLúcio—
2Latinluciusa fish, probably the pike
3Latinlūx—
4Proto-Italicloukslight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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