Where does “dislustre” come from?
dislustre (English) comes from English Dis, from English disrespect, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
dislustre (English): To give up or lose lustre
Definitions
- To give up or lose lustre
Ancestry of “dislustre”, step by step
dislustre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dis | Hades |
| 2 | English | disrespect | A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour;... |
| 3 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 4 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 5 | Old French | respect | — |
| 6 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 7 | Latin | respiciō | to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English lustre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lustre | Alternative form of luster; The way in which the... |
| 2 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 3 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 5 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 6 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 7 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |