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praeluceo.

to shine or give light before or in front; hold or carry light in front, light (the way)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[prae̯ˈɫuː.ke.oː]Classical-Latin[preˈluː.t͡ʃe.o]
  1. to shine or give light before or in front; hold or carry light in front, light (the way)

    conjugation-2 · no-supine
  2. to be bright, shine forth

    conjugation-2 · no-supine
  3. to shine brighter, outshine, surpass

    conjugation-2 · no-supine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *lukéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *l(o)ukēō? Latin lūceō Latin praelūceō From prae- + lūceō (“shine”).

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