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lucus.

grove; sacred grove;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫuː.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈluː.kus]
  1. a grove sacred to a deity

    declension-2
  2. a wood

    declension-2 · poetic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *lowkós Proto-Italic *loukos Old Latin loucos Latin lūcus Inherited from Old Latin loucos, from Proto-Italic *loukos, from Proto-Indo-European *lowkós, from *lewk- + *-ós. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (“clearing”), Sanskrit लोक (loka, “free space, world”).

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