luco
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin lūcus (“grove sacred to a deity”), from Old Latin loucos, from Proto-Indo-European *lowkós (“open space, clearing”), derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). Cognates include English lea (“meadow”), Hindi लोक (lok, “public” ← “world”), Lithuanian laũkas (“field”).
Noun edit
luco m (plural luchi)
- a small grove, particularly:
- (Ancient Rome) a grove sacred to the gods
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
luco
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Noun edit
lūcō
Tetelcingo Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
luco
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References edit
- Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, page 139