lucerne

lucerne · noun¹

1. Occitan · derived fromluzerno
2. French · borrowed fromluzerne
3. English todaylucerne

Borrowed from French luzerne, from Occitan luzerno, of uncertain origin.

Lucerne · proper noun²

1. Latin · derived fromlūcĭus“pike”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromLucernense
3. French · derived fromLucerne
4. English todayLucerne

From French Lucerne, known in Swiss German as Lozärn, from Medieval Latin Lucernense, Luciaria, Lucerna, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Latin lūcĭus (“pike”) with the suffix -ārĭa, as in "place with a large number of pike." Popular etymology associated it with lucerna (“lantern”), though both words are related to lux (“light”). Also compare Leodegar, Burgundian bishop of Autun.

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