Latin

lūceō

‘to be light, clear’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin lūceō.

13 English words in this record descend from Latin lūceō, most familiar first.

• lucid ← lūcidus
• translucent ← trānslūcēns ← trānslūceō
• lucent ← lūcentem
• lucidity ← lucidité ← lūciditās ← lūcidus
• pellucid ← pellūcidus ← lūcidus
• translucence ← trānslūcēns ← trānslūceō
• noctiluca
• dilucid ← dīlūcidus ← lūcidus
• lucernal ← lucerna
• lucern ← lucerna
• transluce ← translucent ← trānslūcēns ← trānslūceō
• tralucent ← trānslūcens ← trānslūceō

More words from lūceō

• translucid

Etymograph / Latin lūceō