Etymology of the English word lucifer
the English word
luciferderived from the Latin word
lucifer (light bringing; morning star, day star, planet Venus)
derived from the Classical Latin word
lux (clear; light, daylight, light of day)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leuk- (bright, white light)
using the Latin suffix
-ferderived from the Latin word
ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-Usage
Word found in Modern English
