lucifugous
‘light-shunning’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. lucifugus ‘light-shunning’ < lucere ‘to shine’ + fugax ‘apt to flee, timid’ < loo < leuk- < Tamil el
lucifugous
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’
lucifugous
‘light-shunning’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. lucifugus ‘light-shunning’ < lucere ‘to shine’ + fugax ‘apt to flee, timid’ < loo < leuk- < Tamil el
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’