Where does the "luke" in the term "lukewarm" come from?

Is it an abbreviation of something that I just can't think of, or what?

minneapolisgenius said:

it comes from the St.Luke u know the second book of the bible in the New Testement

DigitalLisa said:

But was he warm?

LUKE. From STAR WARS right? When he stirred the waters of the Empire with his lightsaber or something. Well, his saber looked warm to me. :DROOL:

minneapolisgenius said:

no silly he was a doctor

Luke Perry form 90210? hmmm maybe.

Luke Captain sky walker campbell

Luke Duke? One of them Duke boys?

DigitalLisa said:

don't stop, get it get it...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

pop that pussy...

EllisDee said:

minneapolisgenius said:

luther campbell... aka luke... the mastermind of 2 live crew...

...

i'm about to cry tears of sorrow if you tell me that you don't know 2 live...

EllisDee said:

say it ain't so, genius!!! say thatcha know luke!!!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Don't remind me.

I didn't get the "pop the pussy" thing at first.

minneapolisgenius said:

me and HandclapsGingersnaps'll have to get up on ya for dissin 2 live... ...

EllisDee said:

I am dissin' 2live.


2Live Crew

Actually, I used to listen to them. I can't say I've listened to them since though.

minneapolisgenius said:

it's ok... as long as you did at one point in your life listen to them, you're down... ...

EllisDee said:

I did listen to them, yes.

minneapolisgenius said:

... get down wit ya bad self... so, you used to be hip once upon a time, after all...

EllisDee said:

I'm hipper than you'll ever be.

minneapolisgenius said:

it's time to wake up, now...

http://www.askoxford.com/...s/lukewarm says the following:

"The word 'lukewarm' has a long and respectable history, going right back to the 14th century. The adjective 'luke' sems to be an alternative form of 'lew,' Old English 'hleow,' which meant 'tepid'."

Finally! We have an actual answer!