lucus

Meaning

(declension-2) a grove sacred to a deity
(declension-2, poetic) a wood

thicket

bosquet

λόχμη

bosquet

boscaton

bosquete

bosquezinho

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫuː.kʊs]

From Old Latin loucos, from Proto-Italic *loukos, from Proto-Indo-European *lowk-ó-s (“open space, clearing”), which is derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”). Cognates include Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (“clearing”), Sanskrit लोक (loka, “free space, world”).