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Lucian
Lucian comes from Latin Lūcianus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELūcianus
- EnglishtodayLucian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELūcianus
- EnglishtodayLucian
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, ounce, lea, lunar, luna, illumination, illuminate, lynx, luminous, lumen, translucent, luminosity, lucid, lucerne, lumia, luminescent, lum, lune, luminary, lucent, luminal, leucine, 73 more
through Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’
through Latin lūx ‘light’
Today it means
name A sophist who was of Syrian origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Lūcianus / Lucian