Etymology

lucid

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Latin lūcidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *l(o)ukēō?
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lucid · adjective, noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lowkéyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*loukeō
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lukéh₁yeti
  6. Proto-Italic*l(o)ukēō?
  7. Latinlūceō
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Latinlūcidus
  10. English todaylucid

Latin lucidus, from lūceō (“shine”) + -idus.

Lucid · proper noun2

Perhaps a variant of Lucey.

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