Etymology of the Latin word lucifer
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-Derivations in other languages
English
luciferin, English
lucifer, French
luciférine, Italian
luciferina, Italian
lucifero, Portuguese
lucífero, Portuguese
lúcifer, Romanian
luceafăr, Spanish
lucífero
