From: Gerry
Message: 19749
Date: 2003-03-13
--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "altamix" <altamix@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Gerry" <waluk@...> wrote:
> > Does anyone know the etymology for the term "satan" or devil or
> > Lucifer?
> >
> > Gerry
>
> for Latin "lucifer" is a derivative of "luceo"= to become bright.
>
> In Rom. Lang the word "Lucifer" as simbol of bad is a neologism is
> something pretty very new.
> The word "Luceafãr" means just "morning star" or "evening star".
> DEX gives it as coming from Latin "Lucifer"