English
Lucina
Lucina comes from Latin Lūcīna, from lūx ‘light’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwks‘something bright, white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louks‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūx‘light’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CELūcīna
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Lucina
- Englishearliest quotation 2005same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*léwks‘something bright, white’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louks‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūx‘light’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CELūcīna
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Lucina
- Englishearliest quotation 2005same form
Earliest quotation: 2005, Patricia Montley: “Lucina, the Sabine goddess of light, was combined with…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, los, link, ounce, lea, lunar, lynx, luna, illumination, translucent, luminous, lumen, illuminate, lumia, luminosity, lucid, lucerne, lum, lune, luminescent, lucent, luminary, leucine, luminal, 73 more
through Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’
through Latin lūx ‘light’
Today it means
name An epithet of the Roman goddess Juno or (less often) Diana in the role of goddess of childbirth, midwives, and newborns.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / Lucina