No.18226
Luci - fer # fer : means carry in Latin
Luci # simple sound change of "c" pronounced as "s" to "real k" sound
Luki # Loki has been known as "Lucky" in folklore, change "u" to "o"
Loki
Is that why the Ancient Romans didn't know any stories about him because he was known more up North? Such a word was only adopted by the Romans in their Latin, whereas Greek languages continued to use phosphorus to attain the same meaning. Does anyone know when the word "Lucifer" was adopted into Latin? Interestingly the Romanian language still preserves the meaning of the word "luci" but its pronunciation is wrong.
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No.18229
not Lucifer, but one of his demons
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No.18239
>>18229
Lucifer was used as a given name even in the Christian times of Rome, see Lucifer of Cagliari, a bishop who fought against Arianism. You should read your Vulgate more.
>>18226
Probably more just an Indo-European languages thing. All of the names have literal underlying meanings to them. It is strange the Romans don't have any stories on him, which could mean a foreign cult. There is also the Giant Lugi from Flateyjarbok which would be just as easily for you to derive from.
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No.19130
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No.19134
Both are tricksters and some people associate Chaac and Enki with Lucifer and Loki as a world-known figure. The etymology of the words have different roots though, so it comes down to what you want to believe in the end.
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No.19137
>>19130
>>Licho
Those are some interesting stories. Perhaps that's why Loki was known as the "Fisherman" when he received the net of Ran in the so called "Reginsmal".
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No.19143
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No.19178
>>19143
Only in the nominative
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No.19188
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No.19609
>>18226
No, because you can't assume words in two very different languages (latin and old norse/old northern germanic) are derived from each other just because they may sound similar.
Also, Loki is not evil. He is the personification of chaos in the universe, because the struggle of change is necessary for the growth to avoid stagnation. It's no coincidence he's the one responsible for getting the gods most of their best tools, including Freyr's ship, Odin's horse Sleipnir, and the Walls of Asgard.
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No.19611
>>19609
This is all true. He is like the personification of a catalyst. Loki's role in the stories is very important.
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No.19682
>>18226
No, and this is why you should look at the language it actually comes from, rather than mostly unrelated ones (in this context). Loki literally means "the one who sets an end/change in motion" (að loka = to end, and the added "i" is to personify the concept). He's the force which sets the events leading towards the end of the cycle in motion, the change necessary to drive the story forward. The two replies above (>>19609 and >>19611) sum it quite well.
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