English
lucent
Lucent comes from Latin luceō ‘to shine’, from Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti ‘to light up’, and ultimately from *lewk- ‘bright’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lowkéyeti‘to light up’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*loukeō‘to cause to emit light, to cause to shine, to ignite’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluceōas lūcēre, present participle‘to shine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElūcentem
- Englishearliest quotation 1891lucent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lowkéyeti‘to light up’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*loukeō‘to cause to emit light, to cause to shine, to ignite’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluceōas lūcēre, present participle‘to shine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElūcentem
- Englishearliest quotation 1891lucent
Earliest quotation: 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, Stranger People’s: “[…] her dilated eyes fixed with a horror-stricken fascination…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, lea, ounce, lunar, lucy, luna, illumination, illuminate, lynx, luminous, lux, luminosity, lumia, lumen, loach, lum, leucine, lune, luminary, lucerne, lucidity, luminal, luminescent, 74 more
through Latin luceō ‘to shine’
Today it means
adj Emitting light; shining, luminous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / lucent