LUCID: 1a: suffused with light: luminous b: translecent 2: having full use of one's faculties: sane 3: clear to the understanding: intelligible
It's easy enough to shed some light on the origin of "lucid." The adjective derives from the Latin verb lucere, meaning "to shine," and has been used by English-speakers since at least the late 16th century. Although it once meant merely "filled with light" or "shining," "lucid" has developed extended senses and is now used to describe someone whose mind is clear or something with a clear meaning. Other shining examples of lucere descendants include "translucent," "lucent" ("glowing"), and the somewhat rarer "relucent" ("reflecting light" or "shining"). Even the word "light" comes from the same ancient word that led to lucere.
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