subluco.
to cut away, prune, trim (the branches of tress)
Meaning & usage
to cut away, prune, trim (the branches of tress)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- 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 Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin sublūcō From sub- + lūcus (“sacred grove”) + -ō. Based on the etymology provided by Festus, the term supposedly came to refer to the act of pruning a tree because by clearing away foliage one could permit light to shine through a grove. Compare interlūcō and collucō.
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