1937, proprietary name (E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.) for a solid, transparent plastic, from Latin luc(i)-, from stem of lucere "to shine," from PIE *louk-eyo-, suffixed (iterative) form of root *leuk- "light, brightness."
luciferase
luciferous
lucifugous
Lucille
Lucina
Lucite
Lucius
luck
luckily
luckless
lucky