English word lucerne comes from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (To lighten, flash with lightning.), Proto-Italic *loukēō (Be light, shine.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Ἀλβανοί | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 | Gothic (got) | To lighten, flash with lightning. |
| *loukēō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Be light, shine. |
| *lewk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *louks | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Light. |
| lucem | Latin (lat) | |
| *loukeō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Cause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite. |
| lūceō | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
| lucere | Latin (lat) | |
| lucerna | Latin (lat) | A lamp, an oil lamp. |
| luzerno | Occitan (post 1500) (oci) | |
| luzerne | French (fr) | Alfalfa (Medicago sativa). |
| lucerne | English (en) | (British) Alfalfa. |