Where does “illustrator” come from?
illustrator (Dutch) comes from Latin illustrator, from Latin illustro, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
illustrator (Dutch): illustrator
Ancestry of “illustrator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | illustrator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | illustro | I illuminate, brighten, light up; I elucidate,... |
| 3 | Latin | lūstrō | — |
| 4 | Latin | lūstrum | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |