Where does “lacklusterly” come from?
lacklusterly (English) comes from English lackluster, from English luster, from German Lüster, from French lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō — bright; to shine; to see.
lacklusterly (English): In a lackluster manner
Definitions
- In a lackluster manner
Ancestry of “lacklusterly”, step by step
lacklusterly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lackluster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lackluster | Lacking brilliance or intelligence; Having no... |
| 2 | English | luster | Shine, polish or sparkle; By extension,... |
| 3 | German | Lüster | chandelier |
| 4 | French | lustre | lustrum; period of five years; a very long time;... |
| 5 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 6 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 7 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 8 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 9 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 10 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |