Italian word lucere comes from Proto-Indo-European *álbʰos, Proto-Germanic *luhatjaną (To sparkle, to flash brightly.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *álbʰos | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *luhatjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To sparkle, to flash brightly. |
| Ἀλβανοί | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 | Gothic (got) | To lighten, flash with lightning. |
| *lewk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *louks | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Light. |
| lux | Romagnol (rgn) | |
| *loukeō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Cause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite. |
| *loukēō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Be light, shine. |
| lucis | Latin (lat) | |
| lūceō | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
| luceo | Latin (lat) | (of the day) I dawn, become light. I am conspicuous, apparent, evident. I shine. I show through; I become visible. |
| lucere | Italian (ita) | (intransitive, obsolete) to shine. |