Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
Borrowed from Latin lūx (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white, blank, light, bright, clear”), Ancient Greek λύκη (lúkē, “light, morning twilight”), Sanskrit रोचते (rocate), Middle Persian 𐭩𐭥𐭬 (rōz, “day”) and Old English lēoht (noun) (English light).
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