Where does “lustrum” come from?

lustrum (Dutch) comes from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “lustrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūstrumbog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow
2Old Latinloustrom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lustrum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewkstromEvery word from Old Latin loustrom
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