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English word origin

Etymology of Lucas

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A male given name from Latin. · A surname originating as a patronymic. · A township in Effingham County, Illinois. · An unincorporated community in Logan County, Illinois.

verb

Synonym of George Lucas.

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

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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This page abbreviates 11 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.

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Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

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