Etymograph

English

lucency

From lucent + -cy.

A compound of lucent + -cy

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’

Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti ‘to light up’

Proto-Italic *loukeō ‘to cause to emit light, to cause to shine, to…’

Latin luceō ‘to shine’

Latin lūcentem

English lucent

Today it means

noun The quality of being lucent.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lucency