Etymology

lucifugal

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Today it means: Avoiding light Full definition →

Latin lūx, lūcis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromfugiō, fugere“to flee”
  2. Latin · derived fromlūx, lūcis“light”
  3. English todaylucifugal

From Latin lūx, lūcis (“light”) + Latin fugiō, fugere (“to flee”) + -al.

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