光   Lumière   Light  

lumineux (lighted, brilliant): luminous, luminosity (luminosité), luminary (luminaire), luminescence (luminescence), lumen (lumen)
illuminer ('to throw light upon'): to illuminate, illumination (illumination), illuminative (illuminant)
lucide ('bright', who can see clearly): lucid, to elucidate (élucider), lucidity (lucidité), lucent (lumineux), pellucid (transparent, limpide)
élucider ('to make clear'): to elucidate, elucidation (élucidation)
translucide ('which can be seen through'): translucent
Lucifer ('bearer of light'): Lucifer, Luke (Luc, Lucien)
lustre ('shine', splendor): luster, lustrous (lustré), illustrious (illustre)
illustrer ('to bring to light'): to illustrate, illustration (illustration), illustrator (illustrateur)
✓ Lucerne (Switzerland) may mean 'lamp'`.
✓ lamp (lampe) and lantern (lanterne) come from a Greek word meaning 'bright'.
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clair (light): clear, éclair ('lightning', éclair)
clarté (lightness): clarity, to clarify ('to make clear', clarifier)
✓ Eau Claire (Wisconsin) means 'clear water' ⇨ Eau: Water.
✓ Many American place names are called 'Clair Lake', 'Lake Clair' or 'Lac Clair', which means 'clear (water) lake'. Clair (or Claire) may also be a person's name.
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limpide (clear [water]): limpid

Es luz (light), lucir (to shine), lumbre (light, fire), ilustre (illustrious), lampara (lamp), claro (clear)
It luce (light), lucere (to shine), lume (light), illustre (illustrious), lampada (lamp), chiaro (clear)

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水 Eau: Water
冰 Glace: Ice
浪 Onde: Wave
流 Flux: Stream
泉 Source: Spring
火 Feu: Fire
灰 Cendre: Ash
燎 Flamber: to Burn
光 Lumière: Light
辉 Briller: to Shine
暗 Obscur: Dark
影 Ombre: Shadow
金 Or: Gold
银 Argent: Silver
铁 Fer: Iron
石 Pierre: Stone
煤 Charbon: Coal

© Renaud Bouret