English word origin

Etymology of Look

From Luke (“a given name”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Luke (“a given name”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from Chinese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Cantonese 陸 /陆 (luk⁶, “a surname”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mention陸yue

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Machine-source provenance

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