Latin Root: lux, lucis = light
Derivatives: lucerne, lucid, lucidity, elucidate, lucent, translucent, translucence, lucite, lucifigous, lucifigal, lucida, Lucifer, Lucius, Lucy, Lucia
*NOTE: The following words are NOT derived from this Latin root:
luxury, luxurious, luxuriant, deluxe (all from the Latin, luxuriare, to have in excess)
lucre, lucrative (from Latin, lucrum, to gain or profit)
hallucinate, hallucination, hallucinogen (from Latin, hallucinatus, to wander or ramble)
reluctant, reluctance, ineluctable (from Latin, luctari, to struggle)
*NOTE: The following words are NOT derived from this Latin root:
luxury, luxurious, luxuriant, deluxe (all from the Latin, luxuriare, to have in excess)
lucre, lucrative (from Latin, lucrum, to gain or profit)
hallucinate, hallucination, hallucinogen (from Latin, hallucinatus, to wander or ramble)
reluctant, reluctance, ineluctable (from Latin, luctari, to struggle)
Greek Root: phos, photos = light
Derivatives: photograph, photographer, photography, aphotic, photocopy, photophobia, phototropism, photosynthesis, photon, photogenic, photokinesis, phosphorous, phosphorescence, phosphate
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