English
Luc.
Luc. may come from Latin Lūcās ‘Luke the Evangelist’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELūcās‘Luke the Evangelist’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1837Luc.
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELūcās‘Luke the Evangelist’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1837Luc.
Earliest quotation: 1837, Edward Cardwell, ἄβυσσος: “ἄβυσσος Luc. 8, 31. Rom. 10, 7. Apoc. 9,…”
Every English word from Latin Lūcās
Today it means
name Luke (Gospel of Luke)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Lūcās / Luc.