English Explanatory Dictionary

dilucid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

clear or lucid

Pronunciation

/daɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/ /dɪˈl(j)uːsɪd/

Word forms

dilucid more dilucid most dilucid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Italic *loukēō Latin lūceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin lūcidus Latin dīlūcidus English dilucid From Latin dilucidus, from dilucere (“to be light enough to tell objects apart”). See lucid.

Related words

dilucidation dilucidity dilucidly

← Diltheyan
← diltiazem
← Dilton Marsh
← Dilts
← Diltses

dilucidate →
dilucidated →
dilucidates →
dilucidating →
dilucidation →

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