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Lucius
Lucius comes from Archaic Latin Loucios, from Proto-Italic *louks ‘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
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*Loukjosreconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCELoucios
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELūcius
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Lucius
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
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*Loukjosreconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCELoucios
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELūcius
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Lucius
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Now there were in the church that was at…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, ounce, lea, lunar, luna, illumination, illuminate, lynx, translucent, luminous, lumen, luminosity, lumia, lucid, lucerne, luminescent, lum, lune, luminary, lucent, luminal, leucine, 73 more
through Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’
through Proto-Italic *louks ‘light’
through Latin Lūcius
Today it means
name A male given name from Latin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / Lucius