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lucifer.

light-bringing

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈɫuː.kɪ.fɛr]Classical-Latin[ˈluː.t͡ʃi.fer]

  1. light-bringing

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *léwks Proto-Italic *louks Latin lūx Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin lūcifer From lūx (“light”) + -fer (“-carrying”). Compare Old Armenian լուսաւոր (lusawor) and Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).

noun[ˈɫuː.kɪ.fɛr]Classical-Latin[ˈluː.t͡ʃi.fer]

  1. alternative letter-case form of Lūcifer

    alt-of · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *léwks Proto-Italic *louks Latin lūx Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin lūcifer From lūx (“light”) + -fer (“-carrying”). Compare Old Armenian լուսաւոր (lusawor) and Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).

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