noun, feminine/luˈθeɾna/plural: lucernas
a type of old Latin oil lamp
Etymology tree 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 Latin lucernabor. Spanish lucerna Borrowed from Latin lucerna.