Where does “illustrous” come from?
illustrous (English) comes from English lustrous, from English lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom — bright; to shine; to see.
illustrous (English): Without lustre
Definitions
- Without lustre
Ancestry of “illustrous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lustrous | Having a glow or lustre; As if shining with a... |
| 2 | English | lustre | Alternative form of luster; The way in which the... |
| 3 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 4 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 6 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 7 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 8 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |