The word part "lus" is a root that means "play, trick".

The suffix -lus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun. As with other Latin diminutive suffixes, the gender of the diminutive regularly ...

These ROOT-WORDS are LUC, LUM, LUN & LUS. They come from the Latin lux, lucis & lumen. All mean LIGHT. LUMinary, to bring light to the eye.

The word part "lud" is a root that means "play, trick".

From Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”), likely influenced by Proto-Celtic *lubā (“herb, plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“leaf”).

*-lós, Proto-Indo-European (ine) ; -lus, Latin (lat), Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth and thus sometimes depreciation.

28 мар. 2017 г. · The root word Luc, emanating from the Latin lucidus (from lucere meaning 'to shine', derived from lux, luc- meaning 'light'), serves as a luminous beacon in ...

20 мая 2024 г. · The Latin root-lus- (sometimes spelled-luc- or -lum-), means "light" or "shining." In "The Golden Touch", Hawthorne uses the word lustrous to describe the ...

(Latin: play, make sport of, jest; sportive; pastime) · 1. To play with, to joke or to jest at, dally with, to touch lightly upon a subject: When the reporter on ...

5 мар. 2020 г. · OK, here is a worksheet on the Latin word roots lud and lus; they mean, interestingly, to play. These roots produce words in English like allude ...