luco
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.ko/, [ˈl̺uːko]
- Rhymes: -uko
- Stress: lùco
- Hyphenation: lu‧co
Etymology 1
From Latin lūcus (“grove sacred to a deity”), from Old Latin loucos, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“open space, clearing”), derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”).
Cognates include English lea (“meadow”), Hindi लोक (lok, “public” ← “world”), Lithuanian laũkas (“field”).
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
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