English
luciform
Luciform comes from Latin lux ‘light’, from Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’, and ultimately from *lewk-.
- 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 CElux‘light’
- Englishearliest quotation 1744luciform
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 CElux‘light’
- Englishearliest quotation 1744luciform
Earliest quotation: 1744, George Berkeley, Siris: “This tunicle of the soul, whether it be called…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, ounce, lea, lunar, luna, illumination, illuminate, luminous, lynx, translucent, lumen, luminosity, lumia, lucid, lucerne, lum, luminescent, lune, luminary, lucent, leucine, luminal, 72 more
through Proto-Indo-European *léwks ‘something bright, white’
through Latin lux ‘light’
Today it means
adj Having, in some respects, the nature of light; resembling light.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / luciform