English
lucet
Lucet comes from Old French lucet ‘small pike’, from Latin 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 CElucius‘pike fish’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lus‘pike (fish)’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400lucet‘small pike’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘heraldic representation of a pike fish’
- Englishearliest quotation 1956same 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 CElucius‘pike fish’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lus‘pike (fish)’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400lucet‘small pike’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘heraldic representation of a pike fish’
- Englishearliest quotation 1956same form
Earliest quotation: 1956, Country Life:: “Lucets were used for making cords.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, lea, ounce, lunar, luna, illumination, illuminate, lynx, luminous, lumen, luminosity, translucent, lucid, lumia, leucine, lum, luminary, lune, luminescent, lucerne, luminal, lucent, 73 more
through Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’
through Latin lūx ‘light’
through Latin lucius ‘pike fish’
Today it means
noun A device for making braided cord.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / lucet