lucere

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Latin word lucere comes from Proto-Indo-European *álbʰos, Proto-Germanic - atjaną, and later Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz (Light, bright.)

*álbʰos (Proto-Indo-European)

- atjaną (Proto-Germanic)

Ἀλβανοί (Ancient Greek)

*lewk- (Proto-Indo-European)

*leuhtaz (Proto-Germanic)

Light, bright.

*luhatjaną (Proto-Germanic)

To sparkle, to flash brightly.

𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic)

To lighten, flash with lightning.

*louks (Proto-Italic)

Light.

lux (Romagnol)

*loukeō (Proto-Italic)

Cause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite.

*loukēō (Proto-Italic)

Be light, shine.

lucis (Latin)

lūceō (Old Latin)

lucere (Latin)

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