luceo

1. (conjugation-2, intransitive, no-supine) to be light, clear; to shine, glitter
2. (conjugation-2, intransitive, no-supine) to be light, clear; to shine, glitter
3. (conjugation-2, impersonal, intransitive, no-supine) to be light, clear; to shine, glitter
4. (conjugation-2, intransitive, no-supine) to be light, clear; to shine, glitter
5. (conjugation-2, intransitive, no-supine) to be light, clear; to shine, glitter
6. (Old-Latin, conjugation-2, no-supine, transitive, with-accusative) to cause to shine, emit light

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫuː.ke.oː]

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti
Proto-Italic *loukeō
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der.
Proto-Italic *loukēō
Latin lūceō
The transitive meaning of the term appears only in Plautus and may derive from Proto-Italic *loukeō, from Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti, whence also Sanskrit रोचयति (rocáyati) and Proto-Slavic *lučiti. However, the intransitive meaning of the term may derive from Proto-Italic *loukēō, which derives from the older stative *luk-éh₁-ye-ti.