lucus.
grove; sacred grove;
Meaning & usage
a grove sacred to a deity
a wood
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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